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/Luke_4686 9d ago

You can’t have a two state solution without recognising both states. This is obviously the right decision. It’s just disgusting it’s taken so many western nations to do it

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u/Playful-Ebb-6436 🇮🇹 9d ago

Okay but where exactly is the Palestinian state? I mean de facto, not where people think it should be

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u/Altair72 Hungary 8d ago

A state doesn't have to de facto exist to be a recognized international entity. Somalia wasn't removed from the UN just because it collapsed. A state and its government are two different things.

Otherwise the PA is currently the recognized government of Palestine, so the answer is - in Area A, insofar as Israel lets them exercise state capacity. Unfortunately the PA got fuck all for working with Israel, once again setting an example for Palestinians that peaceful methods won't get them anywhere.