Countries are reacting to French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state in September at the UN General Assembly in New York. France is not alone. Last year Spain ...

Just how remains unclear. Israel looks to the United States for its security, not to Europe. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has backing for his policies from Mr. Trump.

Macron's announcement drew immediate anger from Israel, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it "rewards terror" and poses an existential threat to Israel.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Macron said in a post on X that he ...

"We strongly condemn President Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state next to Tel Aviv in the wake of the October 7 massacre," Prime Minister Benajamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

Netanyahu, on the other hand, only pushed Macron further toward such recognition, against Israel’s will and over its head. He let the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and the narrative around it ...

Israeli leaders issued strong condemnations following Macron's announcement that France would recognize a Palestinian state, warning that the move rewards terrorism and undermines Israel's ...

This point has been made by Bibi Netanyahu for years: any self-governing Palestinian area will have to be demilitarized. It has been a non-starter for the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas.

The decision in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Cabinet is an awful one. 20 Israelis are alive in the tunnels of Gaza, where they are brutalized every day. Hamas is, of ...

For nearly two years, Macron’s words have been justified: What the Netanyahu government was doing, and continues to do, is a crime.

Macron, like so many international apologists for Palestinian violence, loses nothing with his cynical moral preening. The real world is a lot more complicated.

Macron says France to recognize a Palestinian state By Christian Edwards, Sana Noor Haq and Aditi Sangal, CNN Updated 8:59 PM EDT, Thu July 24, 2025 ...