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Friday, February 16, 2024
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Friday, February 16, 2024
Macron says recognizing a Palestinian state ‘not a taboo’ for France
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to welcome King Abdullah II of Jordan before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
President Emmanuel Macron says that France is not opposed to recognizing a Palestinian state.
“The recognition of a Palestinian state is not a taboo for France,” he says, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a plan for international recognition of such a state, following reports of the move in The Washington Post.
