Why France is recognising Palestinian statehood
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he would recognize the Palestinian state, attract angry scolding from Israel and the United States, and open the door to follow the case.
What did Macron say?
Macron published a letter sent to Mahmoud Abbas, the President of Palestinian Authority, and confirmed France’s intention to print with recognition and tries to work to convince the other partners to do the same thing
He said he would make an official announcement at the United Nations General Assembly next month.
France, Spain, Ireland and Norway’s official recognition of last year after the official recognition of the Palestinian state to change the diplomatic stance.
Why is this important?
The decision to recognize the Palestinian state of the Palestinian state is often symbolic, but it enables Israel to be more isolated on the international stage through the war in Gaza
Why did Macron do that?
Macron decided to do in front of a UN conference by France and Saudi Arabia to try to shake other countries, taking into account this step of France and Saudi Arabia.
What impact on Israel and French ties?
Before Macron’s announcement, the Israeli officials had a lobby for months to prevent some of the “nuclear bombs” for bilateral relations
Sources familiar with the issue say that Israel’s warnings to France have changed from reclaiming intelligence sharing to complexity of Paris’s regional initiatives – even implying the possible annexation of the parts of the West Land
Who could be in line?
France’s decision, which hosts the largest Jewish and Muslim communities in Europe, can often criticize Israel with a movement dominated by smaller nations.
The decision will put pressure on large countries such as England, Germany, Australia, Canada and Japan to follow the case
Immediately Malta and Belgium may be the next countries in the European Union.
Who else recognized the Palestinian state?
Last year, Ireland, Norway and Spain recognized a Palestinian state with borders as before the 1967 Middle East War, when Israel seized the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem
Approximately 144 of the United Nations 193 member states recognize Palestine as a state, including the global southern and Russia, China and India
27 Only a handful of the European Union member, mostly former communist countries, Sweden and Cyprus
In November 2012, the UN General Assembly approved the actual recognition of the Palestinian Egemen province by raising the observer in the world organ by raising the “non -member state from” being “.
How did the United States, Israel and Palestinians react?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the decision of France, one of the closest allies of Israel and a G7 member of the G7 member, and such a move rewards terrorism and the risks of creating another Iranian deputy “
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US strongly rejected the US plan to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly “.
“This reckless decision only serves the propaganda of Hamas and takes the peace back.”
Huseyin Al Sheikh, Vice President of the Palestinian authority, reflected Macron’s decision “France’s commitment to international law and the support of the Palestinian people to determine their own destiny and the support of our independent state”.
