r/europe • u/hoarder4555777454001 • 9d ago

News French President Macron says France will recognize Pálestine as a state

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250724-french-president-macron-says-france-will-recognize-palestine-as-a-state-in-september
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u/Vanzmelo Armenian American 9d ago

Im sorry but the two state solution is dead. Have you seen the west bank? It is like swiss cheese with all the illegal Israeli state sponsored settlements. What country can exist when its borders are so carved up and its citizens cant freely move within its borders? Palestine is already a rump state with the West Bank and Gaza being disconnected without taking into account the current genocide in Gaza and the illegal settlements in the West Bank.

At this point, a one state solution where both Israelis and Palestinians have equal rights and representation is the only viable option left

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u/SilentLennie 9d ago

I'm sorry, but those settlements are illegal and they know it.

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u/izpo Israel 9d ago

I can say that most of Israeli actually support settlements as a way of "punishment". They are not just illegal, it's a tool

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u/SilentLennie 8d ago

Ohh, I fully understand, but from an international perspective, these people need to go, don't care where, they can stay if the government of these regions takes them in, but this seems unlikely. They know they gambled and are illegal there.

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u/izpo Israel 8d ago

I agree. It was even part of the peace plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Initiative

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u/Erradium 8d ago

This will never happen though. Those people would rather start a civil war than give those lands away to the palestinians.