Netanyahu, Macron Spar Over Recognition of Palestinian State
A Palestinian flag at a rally in support of the Palestinian people in Lyon, France, on April 12.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparred with Emmanuel Macron over the French president’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state and encourage other countries to do the same.
A Palestinian state would be “a bastion of Iranian terrorism,” Netanyahu said on a call with Macron on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Israeli leader. “The prime minister expressed fierce opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state, and said that this would constitute a huge prize for terrorism.”