France Recognizes Palestine at UN Event Co-Led With Saudis
France's president Emmanuel Macron speaks during a United Nations conference on a Palestinian two-state solution in New York on Sept. 22.
Photographer: David Dee Delgado/BloombergFrance recognized Palestine as an independent state and, along with Saudi Arabia at a United Nations conference led by the two countries, called on Israel to end the war in Gaza immediately.
“One solution exists to break the cycle of war and destruction: acknowledging each other,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. “We must recognize that Palestinians and Israelis are living in twin solitude,” he said, adding that “nothing justifies the ongoing war in Gaza.”