France officially recognizes state of Palestine, Macron announces
"France today recognizes a State of Palestine," Macron told the UN summit as the Palestinian delegation led an ovation, saying he was supporting "peace between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples."
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- Published Date: 10:50 | 22 September 2025
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that his nation officially recognizes the state of Palestine.
"I declare that today France recognizes the state of Palestine," Macron said at an international conference on Palestine in New York ahead of the start of this week's UN General Assembly.
He emphasized that the recognition represents "the only solution that will allow for Israel to live in peace."
Macron said France's recognition "is a defeat for Hamas, just like for all those who ferment antisemitism, nurture anti-Zionist obsessions, and who want the destruction of the state of Israel."
He thanked other nations that also recently announced recognition, including Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and San Marino.
Recognition "paves the way for useful negotiations, (and is) useful for Israelis and Palestinians" working toward "a peace and security plan for all," Macron added.
The conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, follows up on similar gathering in July.
Since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel's military operations in Gaza have killed over 65,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.
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