French President Emmanuel Macron said that he wants to set off multiple recognitions for Palestinian state, Israel, AFP reported.
In an interview with France 5 broadcast last week, Macron said his government would move towards recognising Palestine as a State in the coming months.
“I will do it because I believe that at some point it will be right and because I also want to participate in a collective dynamic, which must also allow all those who defend Palestine to recognise Israel in turn, which many of them do not do,” Macron said.
The French president clarified his remarks on Friday in a post on X, saying, “I support the legitimate right of Palestinians to a state and to peace, just as I support the right of Israelis to live in peace and security, both recognised by their neighbours. I am doing everything I can with our partners to reach this goal of peace. We truly need it.”
France would be the most significant European power to recognise a Palestinian state. Paris has long advocated a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and insisted the same after the outbreak of the ongoing war.
As of 2024, around 138 out of 193 United Nations (UN) member states, excluding Western countries and their allies, recognize Palestine as a sovereign state. In 2012, Palestine also gained a non-member observer state status at the global body.
