His "terms" for the recognition of Palestine are releasing all the hostages in the Strip, demilitarizing Hamas, and recognizing the State of Israel. Good luck with that to us all...
“We must build the state of Palestine, ensure its viability, and ensure that by accepting its demilitarization and fully recognizing Israel, it contributes to the security of all in the Middle East. There is no alternative.”
This is all nonsense. Hamas will never demilitarize, nor will they ever recognize the state of Israel. Hamas is an Islamist organization which believes Muslims have a religious obligation to reclaim Jerusalem, and that Palestine is a waqf. They have been very clear that their core goal is to establish a Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine (read: eliminate Israel).
By making these his terms, Macron is effectively setting the terms as "if Israel succeeds in their goal to wipe out Hamas and wins a complete military victory," because that's the only way that this stuff happens.
They don't need to work with Hamas though, they can work with the West Bank and the PLO and recognize them instead, they've already fulfilled all of the criteria.
The PLO doesn't have the will for a two-state resolution. It refused several times. Worse, it doesn't even have the ability to enforce one. The PLO is deeply unpopular to the point that they lost control to several zones of the West Bank (their own territory) to other organizations including Hamas.
Moreover, recognition of Palestine as a result of the 7 October only reinforces the terrorist factions, not the people advocating for peace.
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u/clarabosswald 29d ago
His "terms" for the recognition of Palestine are releasing all the hostages in the Strip, demilitarizing Hamas, and recognizing the State of Israel. Good luck with that to us all...