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France to Recognize Palestinian State at UN Assembly in September

France’s recognition plan has deepened divisions among major European powers over whether to decouple Palestinian statehood from a Gaza ceasefire

A Palestinian mother with her severely malnourished child in Gaza City on July 21, 2025.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the army leaders at the Hotel le Brienne, Sunday, July 13, 2025, ahead of the Bastille Day parade in Paris. (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP)
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FILE - An Israeli soldier stands beside humanitarian aid packages awaiting pickup on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 24, 2025, during a media tour organized by the Israeli army. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, file)

Overview

  • President Emmanuel Macron will formalize the decision at the UN General Assembly in September, making France the first major European power to recognize Palestinian statehood
  • Israel’s deputy prime minister, Yariv Levin, condemned the move as a “shameless decision” that would amount to aid for terrorism
  • Palestinian Authority official Hussein al-Sheikh praised the announcement as a commitment to international law and the Palestinian right to self-determination
  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer affirmed Palestinian statehood as an inalienable right but insisted a Gaza ceasefire must precede any formal recognition
  • French, British and German leaders have convened emergency talks to align their diplomatic strategies as humanitarian warnings in Gaza intensify