Overview

• France will formalize recognition at a Sept. 22 UN General Assembly conference it is co‑hosting with Saudi Arabia, becoming the first G7 permanent Security Council member to do so.
• Israeli officials are preparing responses that could include accelerating West Bank annexations, shutting France’s Jerusalem consulate, and acting against French‑owned sites such as the Eleona sanctuary.
• Macron argues recognition offers Palestinians a political path separate from Hamas and says the Palestinian Authority has pledged reforms and explicitly condemned the Oct. 7 attack.
• Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Kushner publicly rebuked the move; Paris summoned Kushner over claims that recognition would endanger French Jews.
• Calling Israel’s new Gaza City offensive a failure, Macron signaled a potential debate on penalties if it continues, as the European Commission proposed tariffs and sanctions tied to human rights findings in Gaza and Israel protested.