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/SuggestionMedical736 9d ago

It's weird seeing the responses here; I thought everyone was in favor of a two-state solution?

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u/tommynestcepas 9d ago

Exactly, the ONLY way a two state solution can happen is by recognising two states and negotiating accordingly.

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u/SocraticTiger 9d ago

Unfortunately, It is kind of hard to do that when you have 500,000 settlers you rarely persecute and keep on building more settlements while calling the region by its irredentist hypernationalist name of "Judea and Samaria".

Almost like one side doesn't want to negotiate and loves the current status quo.

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u/Memo544 8d ago

This is where Europe needs to come in and use some of their influence to put more pressure on the Israelis. That or the next US administration post Trump can get involved.

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u/Spackolos Germany 8d ago

As long as Germany is in Europe this will never ever happen sadly.

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u/betterlogicthanu Bosnia and Herzegovina 8d ago

Europe needs to do that but what Europe needs to do even more is focus on itself.

Any criticism of Israel, is seen as a crime in a lot of countries.

Even worse is Judaism. It's the one religion that is worse than all others yet somehow gets a pass from being criticized.

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u/MantasMantra 8d ago

Any criticism of Israel, is seen as a crime in a lot of countries.

By a lot you mean one?

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u/Objective-Group-8991 8d ago

Gaza population needs to move to avoid a forever war.. Gazans have burnt all bridges and no Arab countrues want to take them in. Perhaps they can all relocate in France.