“French people want peace,” Macron announced. Israel and US compare action to “terrorism” and a “crack in the face” of the victims of October 7. Eyes put in the UK and Germany.
A France will recognize the state of Palestine At the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday.
“True to its historical commitment to just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine. I will make the formal announcement at the United Nations General Assembly next September,” the French head of state in X.
“There has to be an immediate ceasefire, the liberation of all hostages and mass humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. It is also necessary to ensure the demilitarization of Hamas, protect and rebuild Gaza,” said the French President: “The urgency today is to end the war in Gaza and provide help to the civilian population.”
For Macron and France is also “essential to build the state of Palestineensure its viability and allow, by accepting its demilitarization and fully recognizing Israel, contributes to the safety of all in the Middle East. ”
“The French people want peace in the Middle East. It is up to us, French, along with the Israelites, the Palestinians and our European and international partners, to demonstrate that this is possible,” said Macron.
“I had other colleagues on the phone and I’m sure we will not be the only ones to recognize Palestine in September,” a high French presidency told Thursday after Macron’s announcement.
All eyes are now put in the UK and Germany.
“Terrorism”. Netanyahu warns new “Iranian agent”
Israelite Deputy Prime Minister Yariv Levin considered the decision a “direct instigation to terrorism“,
The Minister of Justice also stated that the “shameful decision” announced by President Macron is “a black spot in French history and means that now It is “time to apply Israelite sovereignty” in the Westterritory occupied by Israel since 1967.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog believes that France’s decision to recognize the Palestinian state “will not promote peace or help defeat terrorism” in the Middle East. “And most importantly, it will certainly not help them to bring them (to Israeli hostages) to home early.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had rather criticized the decision.
“A Palestinian state in these conditions would be a launch platform for the Israel’s annihilationnot to live in peace with him, ”denounced Netanyahu in a message in the X, adding:“ This decision rewards terror and risks creating one more Iranian satellitejust as Gaza became.
In the eyes of US management led by Donald Trump, the French decision “delays peace”And“ It’s a Call in the face of the victims of October 7“Wrote the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, in X.
Hamas satisfied
“We consider this a positive step in the right direction to do justice to our oppressed Palestinian people and support their legitimate right to self -determination,” Hamasbased on the Gaza Strip and considered a terrorist by Israel, the United States, the European Union and various countries.
The Iran -supported movement, which Israel has been fighting in Gaza for almost two years, calls for “all countries in the world – especially European nations and those who have not yet recognized the state of Palestine – to follow France’s example.”
A Organization for the Liberation of Palestine Gredited the decision.
The vice president of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Hussein Al-Sheikh, greeted France’s intention to recognize the state of Palestine, thanking President Emmanuel Macron.
“This position reflects France’s commitment to international law and its support for the Palestinian people’s rights to self -determination and the establishment of our independent state,” he said.
Many – including Portugal – do not recognize
French recognition is symbolic, but it can have a lot of strength at the diplomatic level.
Not total, 148 States already recognize Palestine – Three quarters of the UN members.
Recently, Ireland, Norway, Spain and Slovenia joined this list following the War in Gaza on 7 October 2023.
However, most of the US and Germany Western powers continue without officially recognizing the state of Palestine, as Portugal.
The Portuguese government led by Luís Montenegro, the President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, that the recognition is not opportune at this time. Portugal will participate, however, at the Franco-Saudi conference in New York, scheduled for next week, which will be prepared for the UN General Assembly.
Since 2012, a Palestine has an observing state status in the UN And in 2015, he adhered to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which allowed the opening of investigations and the issuance of capture warrants against Israeli leaders, including Netanyahu.
While some see recognition as a measure of historical justice, others consider that, given the territorial divisions, the creation of a viable state is currently impossible. There are still those who defend a Binational status model with equal rights for all inhabitants of the region.
Recently, more than 120 Personalitiesespecially linked to culture, they asked Portugal to play active in the defense of human rights
