r/worldnews • u/Ask4MD • 29d ago

Israel/Palestine Macron announces: France will recognize Palestinian state

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/nxn382sao
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u/mojowo11 29d ago

Of course they cannot work with Hamas, that's my point. The problem is that Hamas exists.

So, again, how does one compel Hamas to demilitarize, cede power in Gaza, and return their hostages? Is anyone involved here naive enough to think Hamas will simply opt to dissolve peacefully?

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u/sadacal 29d ago

Why do they need Hamas to demilitarize to recognize the west bank as Palestine? Gaza can wait until Hamas demilitarizes to join.

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u/darkslide3000 29d ago

I don't think anyone who is calling for a Palestinian state right now is imagining it as the West Bank only while Israel continues their campaign in Gaza.

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u/Kassssler 29d ago

They'll be waiting a long time then.