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Lapid raps French Palestine recognition, says ‘functioning government’ could’ve prevented it
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleOpposition Leader Yair Lapid criticizes French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that Paris will recognize a Palestinian state “a moral error and diplomatically damaging.”
On X, Lapid adds: “The Palestinians should not be rewarded for October 7 and for supporting Hamas.”
He accuses the government of failure to prevent the move: “A functioning government doing basic diplomatic work could have prevented this harmful declaration.”
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