US Criticizes Macron for Opting to Recognize Palestinian State
A Red Line for Gaza demonstration in Paris, France, on July 8.
Photographer: Henrique Campos/AFP/Getty Images
President Emmanuel Macron said France would recognize a Palestinian state in September, prompting a backlash from the US and Israel.
“In keeping with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine,” Macron said in a social media post late Thursday.