Overview

• Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar told his French counterpart there is “no room” for a visit by Emmanuel Macron and urged Paris to reconsider recognizing a Palestinian state.
• Israel’s foreign ministry said Macron could return only if France withdraws its recognition plan.
• Macron has announced France will formally recognize a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly’s general debate at the end of September.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the French move as a “reward for terror,” and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized it as reckless.
• Several governments, including the United Kingdom, Canada and Belgium, have signaled they may join recognition in September, while Germany says such steps should come later in a negotiated process.