Through a statement broadcast on social networks, Netanyahu said the measure “runs the risk of creating another allied state of Iran, as happened with Gaza“, And pointed against the legitimacy of an eventual agreement:” The Palestinians do not seek a state with Israel, but instead of Israel. “
Criticisms were also replicated by other Israeli officials. The chancellor Gideon Saar described Macron’s announcement as “Ridicule and lacking seriousness”while assuring that “A Palestinian State will be a state of Hamas”, Remembering the withdrawal of Israel from the strip two decades ago.
The Deputy Prime Minister Yariv Levin He went further and claimed an immediate answer: “It’s time to apply Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley“The Minister of Justice also described the French decision as” a black spot in its history. “
Macron’s statement follows the line adopted by Spain, Ireland and Norway, that on May 28 they also recognized the Palestinian State. As retaliation, the Israeli government called consultations with its ambassadors in those European countries.
Emmanuel Macron said that France will recognize the state of Palestine and announce it to the UN
In a gesture of strong diplomatic weight, Emmanuel Macronannounced that your country will officially recognize to Palestine state. The formal announcement will be made in September, during the next United Nations General Assemblyin New York.
The announcement was well received by the Palestinian authority. Your vice president, Husein al Sheijhighlighted the decision of the French president and described it as a clear sample of France’s support for international law and the claim of the Palestinian people for their self -determination and the formation of a sovereign state.
The decision, according to Macron, responds to France’s historical commitment to a “Fair and lasting peace in the Middle East”. In a message that shared by social networks and accompanied by an official statement, the president remarked the urgency of ending the war in Gaza and attending the serious humanitarian situation that the civilian population is going through.
“Peace is possible”said the French president, and called to implement a high immediate fire, the release of all hostages and the massive sending of humanitarian aid to Gaza. In parallel, he stressed the need to advance with the demilitarization of Hamas and work on the reconstruction of the territory.
Macron also referred to the future of the Palestinian State, which he considered viable whenever he respects certain commitments: “We must build the state of Palestine, ensure its viability and ensure that, by accepting its demilitarization and fully recognizing Israel, contribute to the safety of all in the Middle East.”
France, he said, does not see another possible alternative to achieve stability in the Middle East. “It is up to us, the French, together with Israelis, Palestinians and our international partners, demonstrate that this is possible,” he added, and closed: “In the light of the commitments that the president of the Palestinian authority assumed with me, I wrote to him expressing my determination to move forward.”
Source: Ambito
