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France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
FRANCE, JUL 25 – France becomes the first Group of 7 nation to recognize Palestine, citing support for self-determination amid ongoing Gaza violence and committing €500 million in aid, Macron said.
- On July 25, 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that starting September 1, France will officially acknowledge Palestine as an independent nation.
- This decision follows the October 2023 Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people and the ongoing deadly conflict with over 59,000 Palestinian deaths reported by Gaza health authorities.
- Macron presented France’s recognition of Palestine as progress toward achieving an Israeli-Palestinian agreement based on two states, amid worsening ties with Israel, while French and Saudi officials aim to develop a peace plan that includes the reconstruction of Gaza.
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu criticized the decision, arguing that it supports terrorist activities and could transform Gaza into a base for attacks against Israel, while Macron committed €500 million toward Palestinian infrastructure development.
- France’s recognition sets it apart from the US and most allies, with uncertain follow-up by other G7 countries and ongoing debate over the impact on regional stability and peace prospects.
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On Thursday evening, Emmanuel Macron announced the future formal recognition by France, in September at the United Nations, of a State of Palestine. Critics have been flocking since, in France but also abroad. Follow the latest information. - IN DIRECT - Near East: Paris under criticism after the decision to recognize the State of Palestine (International).
The second announcement by Emmanuel Macron in three months of recognition of the State of Palestine confronts France with several of its main European allies, the United States and Israel , divides the EU , is rejected by national public opinion and is mortgaged by the political crisis that weakens Paris' position on the international scene.A few hours after the recognition announced by Macron, Stefan Kornelius , official spokesman of the German…
France will officially recognize the State of Palestine in September. Macron relaunches the solution of the two states, but analysts warn: symbolic gesture, few concrete effects
Making the European reticence to "enrich" "friendship" with Israel, Macron has made progress and is now trying to take the lead in the European foreign policy, but the domestic situation has also weighed on its decision.
France wants to recognize a Palestinian state, but the step is essentially a domestic one: Islamism has long since become a political factor in the country. Macron's decision is above all a response to these forces.
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