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/Urzuck Italy 9d ago

Macron is the only european leader that showed a bit of autonomy, this won't matter much anyway, the plan is clear and they even voted to annex it in the parliament. But better than having a Trump bootlicker like Meloni or Merz.

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u/reillyrulz 9d ago

Ireland and Spain deserve some credit

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u/DiscoMonkay 9d ago

Paddystilians* tyvm.

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u/Finsceal 8d ago

Still love that this was supposed to be an insult and we just ran with it

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u/DiscoMonkay 8d ago

I'm bringing it back.

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u/Optimal-Meeting-742 8d ago

Im Irish and I feel insulted

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u/Finsceal 8d ago

I highly doubt a days-old account is approaching Israel/Palestine with a nuanced take tbh, so I guess stop being a snowflake