Huckabee says Paris can carve out Palestinian state from French Riviera

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee dismisses France’s promotion of unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, calling the efforts “revolting” while Israel fights the war against Hamas sparked by the October 7, 2023, massacre.

“It’s incredibly inappropriate in the midst of a war that Israel is dealing with to go out and present something that I think increasingly Israelis are steadfast against,” he tells Fox News.

“October 7 changed a lot of things. If France is really so determined to see a Palestinian state, I have a suggestion for them – carve out a piece of the French Riviera and create a Palestinian state. They are welcome to do that, but they are not welcome to impose that kind of pressure on a sovereign nation. And I find it revolting that they think they have the right to do such a thing,” he adds.

Huckabee says Washington will not take part in a conference spearheaded by France and Saudi Arabia in New York aimed at promoting a Palestinian state later this month.

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— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) June 1, 2025