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Police officers and others run in front of Jo Goldenberg, a Jewish restaurant and deli, in Paris, after it was attacked by terrorists on August 9, 1982. (AP Photo/ Aulnay)
April 16, 2026, 6:42 pm
PA said to extradite to France key suspect in 1982 Paris antisemitic terror attack
Hicham Harb, suspected of leading gunmen in attack on Jo Goldenberg restaurant in which six were killed, was reportedly arrested by PA forces in September
By Nurit Yohanan and AFP
France's President Emmanuel Macron and Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas shake hands after a joint press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on November 11, 2025. (Christophe PETIT TESSON / POOL / AFP)
November 11, 2025, 11:48 pm
France says it will help draft constitution for Palestinian state as Abbas visits Paris
Macron says PA leader presented first draft, adds France to audit authority to ensure end of ‘pay-to-slay’ system; Abbas: Ramallah committed to peace, wants ‘democratic, unarmed state’
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
French President Emmanuel Macron during a ministerial meeting on the implementation of the Middle East peace plan in Paris, on October 9, 2025 (Thomas SAMSON / POOL / AFP)
October 9, 2025, 8:54 pm
Macron: Gaza deal a ‘great hope’ but settlements an ‘existential threat’ to peace
Speaking to European, Arab ministers at Paris confab, French president says settlement building ‘fundamentally contradicts the American plan’; Sa’ar decries meeting as ‘harmful’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian men play cards together at a coffee shop in the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 22, 2025. (John Wessels/AFP)
September 23, 2025, 6:48 am
West Bank Palestinians shrug off France’s statehood recognition: ‘What will this bring us?’
Some welcome Macron’s decision to recognize Palestinian state while urging ‘additional steps’ such as ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
By AFP and ToI Staff
Israeli Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka. (Courtesy)
August 22, 2025, 2:51 pm
‘A terrible mistake’: Israeli envoy warns France over Palestinian state recognition
Ambassador Joshua Zarka says Macron’s ‘very dangerous’ decision is influenced by concerns over domestic Arab population, hurts peace process and risks sidelining Paris in Middle East
By Nava Freiberg
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas outside the Government Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, May 22, 2025. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
June 10, 2025, 10:52 pm
In first, Palestinian Authority’s Abbas condemns Hamas October 7 attack
PA president issues criticism in letter to Saudi and French leaders ahead of UN confab they’re hosting next week aimed at boosting prospects for two-state solution
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (L), as they hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. (Christophe Ena/Pool/AFP)
November 20, 2023, 12:31 am
Speaking with Netanyahu, Macron says ‘too many civilian losses’ in Gaza
Phone call comes after French president’s recent criticism of offensive against Hamas sparked Israeli ire; Macron also speaks with Abbas, urges PA to condemn October 7
By AFP and Jacob Magid
Protesters hold a Palestinian flag and a slogan which reads in French 'We are all Palestinian resistance' during a rally in support of Palestinians in Marseille, southern France, on October 10, 2023. (Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
October 10, 2023, 11:15 pm
French left-wing party probed for glorifying ‘terror’ by supporting Hamas
Interior minister says police investigating New Anti-Capitalist Party, which backed Palestinian terror group and ‘the means of struggle they have chosen to resist’
By AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrive for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, July 20, 2022. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP )
July 20, 2022, 5:37 pm
Meeting Palestinian leader Abbas, France’s Macron calls for renewed peace talks
French president stresses need for dialogue with Israel, saying there is no option other than negotiations, warns that violence could break out at any time
By ToI Staff and AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meeting at the PA presidential headquarters in Ramallah on January 22, 2020. (Wafa)
July 14, 2022, 7:45 pm
Palestinian Authority President Abbas to meet France’s Macron in Paris
Discussions next week will focus on the ‘peace process’ and elections, Ramallah says
By Agencies and ToI Staff
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meeting at the PA presidential headquarters in Ramallah on January 22, 2020. (Wafa)
June 5, 2022, 12:53 am
Macron speaks with Abbas over rising violence in West Bank
French president condemns Israeli settlement policy and urges Palestinian leader to conclude investigations into death of slain Al Jazeera journalist
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Mohamed Aliwa, a Palestinian youth whose leg was amputated near the knee in 2018 after he was injured during clashes with the Israeli army in violent protests along the border with Israel, shows off his parkour skills despite his disability in Gaza City on January 4, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
January 25, 2021, 12:10 pm
Young Gazans jump at parkour to escape dreary life
Academy teaching the obstacle-traversing sport opens in Al-Shati refugee camp with support from French sporting goods giant Decathlon
By Agencies
Palestinian shoemaker Imad Mohammad displays his handcrafted footwear stamped with the names of the US and french Presidents in Arabic calligraphy, at his shop in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on October 30, 2020. (Abbas Momani/AFP)
October 31, 2020, 11:09 am
Indignant Palestinian shoemaker marks his wares with names of Trump and Macron
Imad Mohammad explains that putting someone’s name on shoes, which get dirty, shows ‘how you value that person’; demands US, French citizens apologize before entering his shop
By AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meeting at the PA presidential headquarters in Ramallah on January 22, 2020. (Wafa)
January 23, 2020, 2:15 am
Hosting Macron, Abbas says he hopes France will recognize Palestine
Palestinian Authority president also urges French counterpart to pressure Israel to allow East Jerusalem Palestinians to take part in PA elections
By Adam Rasgon
French president Emmanuel Macron (C) welcomes Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) to the Elysee presidential palace in Paris for a meeting on December 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Patrick Kovarik)
September 17, 2018, 11:42 am
Abbas to meet Macron, who will likely urge him not to give up on peace
Paris summit comes after French and Palestinian leaders were unable to get together on the sidelines of the World Cup final
By ToI Staff
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