French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced Thursday that France will recognize the Palestinian State In a letter to the President of the National Palestinian Authority (ANP), Mahmud Abás.
“True to his Historical commitment to a fair and lasting peace in the Middle EastI have decided that France recognizes the state of Palestine, “Macron announced through his social network X account, in which he shared the letter sent to the Palestinian leader.
The president said will formalize this recognition in the UN General Assembly next September.
“Build the state of Palestine”
In his letter, Macron advocated “finally building the state of Palestine, ensuring its viability and allowing,, accepting its demilitarization and fully recognizing Israelparticipate in everyone’s security in the Middle East. There is no alternative. “For the Gallic President,” it is necessary to guarantee the demilitarization of Hamas “to be able to ensure and rebuild Gaza.”
“The French want the paz In the Middle East. It is up to us, the French, together with the Israelis, the Palestinians and our European and international partners, to demonstrate that it is possible, “added Macron, who said that” the emergency “at this time is to stop the war in Gaza and that its civilian population is treated.
Macron’s announcement occurred a few days before the conference that will take place in New York, from Monday to next Wednesday, to promote the solution of two states, Palestine and Israeli, to the Middle East conflict, and under the joint presidency of France and Saudi Arabia.
Israel’s response
The Vice Primer Israeli Minister, Yariv Levin, described on Thursday the decision of the French president as a “Mancha in French history” and “direct aid to terrorism”. “The land of Israel belongs to the people of Israel, and not even the statement of President Macron can change that,” said Levin, in a message through his Telegram channel.
As “a response of historical justice to the shameful decision of the French president”, the Deputy Prime Minister, who is also the Minister of Justice of his country, said that “It’s time” to apply Israeli sovereignty on the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli minister of the diaspora and fight against anti -Semitism, Amichai Chikli, also reacted to Macron’s decision in X, where he shared a video in the first French lady, Brigitte Macron, giving him a slap when landing in Vietnam and added: “Here is the appropriate response to her recognition of a Palestinian state as Hamas terrorism reward“.
