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US says France’s decision to recognise Palestinian state ‘reckless’

Binyamin Netanyahu said decision by Macron ‘rewards terror’, Simon Harris welcomes the French move

French president Emmanuel Macron has said his country will formally recognise the state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
French president Emmanuel Macron has said his country will formally recognise the state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Fri Jul 25 2025 - 13:19 • 4 MIN READ

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