‘We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months,’ French president says.

‘We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months,’ French president says.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France plans to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a United Nations conference in New York in June aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

  • RowRowRowYourBotEnglish
    661·
    5 days ago

    “ I’m not doing it to please anyone. I’ll do it because at some point it will be right,” he said.”

    One could argue that point was 80 years ago but no reason not to do it now.

          • RowRowRowYourBotEnglish
            6·
            5 days ago

            That’s because Israel forms in 1947 hence my comment about how France should have done this in 1945

            • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
              41·
              5 days ago

              Of course, they also shouldn’t have colonized many parts of Africa like Algeria, Vietnam, Guiana, Lebanon, Syria, and many others. The Colonialist mentality is pervasive in Europe and America, and has never really stopped. Many still hold colonies to this day