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France Formally Recognizes Palestinian State at UN as Western Bloc Moves in Tandem

Paris casts the step as a bid to revive a two‑state process, with any embassy or fuller ties conditioned on the release of hostages.

Manifestation pro-palestinienne à l’appel du Collectif national et de syndicats, entre République et Nation à Paris, le 6 septembre 2025.
Le PS appelle les mairies à accrocher un drapeau palestinien sur leur façade (comme ici à Malakoff) pour saluer la reconnaissance de l’État de Palestine par la France, lundi 22 septembre 2025.
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Les drapeaux palestinien et israélien ont été projetés sur la tour Eiffel, dans la soirée du 21 septembre 2025.

Overview

  • Emmanuel Macron is set to deliver the recognition at the UN General Assembly, coordinated with the UK, Canada, Australia, Portugal and several European microstates.
  • The move is largely symbolic and does not confer UN membership, which remains blocked at the Security Council, according to legal analyses cited by French media.
  • France says deeper diplomatic steps will roll out gradually, with the opening of an embassy explicitly tied to the liberation of hostages held by Hamas.
  • Israel denounced the recognitions, with Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting a Palestinian state and threatening expanded West Bank settlement activity as far‑right ministers urged annexation.
  • Inside France, the Interior Ministry told prefects to stop municipal flag displays for neutrality reasons, yet at least 21 town halls flew the Palestinian flag on Monday, prompting administrative challenges.