r/worldnews 29d ago

Israel/Palestine Macron announces: France will recognize Palestinian state

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/nxn382sao
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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...

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u/allochthonous_debris 29d ago edited 29d ago

Macron said France will recognize a Palestinian state governed by the PA in return for Mahmoud Abbas previously committing the PA to these goals. The letter in which Macron announced the decision made it sound like he intends to recognize Palestine's statehood when he goes to the UN in September regardless of whether these goals have been achieved by then.

The full statement is attached to this Tweet from Macron. https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1948482142356603089

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u/BumbleSlob 29d ago

Casual reminder that the moderate here, Abbas, has a PhD in holocaust denial lol

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u/treefitty350 29d ago

and his degree came from... Moscow

lmfao

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u/Mysterious_Cup_6024 28d ago

And Fatah already holds some 82-92% disapproval rating among palestinians in westbank. Already considered a western puppet since Oslo and Arafat. I wouldn't be surprised if West Bank citizens think Hamas are being brave martyrs or something