France’s President Has Said It Will Officially Recognize Palestine At The UN, Adding There Is “No Alternative”
“The urgent priority today is to end the war in Gaza and to bring relief to the civilian population. Peace is possible. We need an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and massive humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza,” Macron said.
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced France will recognize the state of Palestine in the upcoming UN General Assembly in September, saying there is “no alternative”.
“The urgent priority today is to end the war in Gaza and to bring relief to the civilian population. Peace is possible. We need an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and massive humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza,” Macron wrote on X on Thursday, July 24.
He added that Hamas must disarm, Gaza must be rebuilt and that a viable state of Palestine must be established, one that also recognizes Israel.
He also attached a letter he sent to the president of the Palestinian Authority to express his commitment to work towards a two-state solution.
Currently, 140 of the 193 members of the UN have recognized the state of Palestine, with less than a dozen being European countries.
France will be the biggest and only Western country in the UN Security Council to recognize Palestine, and the move could prompt other European countries to follow suit.
"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," a spokesperson for the president of the Palestinian Authority said, according to AFP news.
Meanwhile, US president Donald Trump, an ally to Israel, has dismissed France’s plan, saying, “What he says doesn’t matter. It’s not going to change anything.”
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also condemned Macron’s decision.
Since March 2, Israel has blocked all aid from entering Gaza, leaving more than 2.3 million Palestinians to starve for more than 80 days and allowed only a “basic” amount of aid to enter, but through the controversial US- and Israeli-backed aid agency, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
113 people, including at least 80 children, have been killed due to malnutrition in Gaza since Israel began its blockade on Gaza, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
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