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Jewish Groups Reject France Over Palestine Recognition - American Faith
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Jewish Groups Reject France Over Palestine Recognition - American Faith
Several major American Jewish organizations declined a meeting with representatives of the French government after President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would formally recognize Palestine as a state. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot extended invitations to leading Jewish groups in the United States, but they were rejected by the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League…
The recognition of the state of Palestine, before its establishment, could be "contraproductive", said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. "I am very pleased with the state of Palestine, but I do not agree with its recognition before its establishment," said the Prime Minister on Saturday, in an interview agreed with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
For the former Palestinian Ambassador to Unesco, Emmanuel Macron's gesture revives with the courage and boldness of the Gaulish diplomatic tradition.
The decision taken on Thursday by the head of state was strongly criticized, including in his political camp. For his part, the left believes that the presidential initiative does not go far enough.
In September, France will become the only G7 country to recognize, in practice, the right of Palestinians to have a sovereign state and to self-determination. ...
DECRYPTAGE - By unilaterally imposing his decision, the President made it the embodiment of his "reserved domain." But his international initiative has national consequences.
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