Macron affirms that he is “totally willing” to recognize Palestine but at a “useful moment” and of consensus

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May 28. () –

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has acknowledged that he is “totally willing” to recognize the Palestinian State – as Spain, Norway and Ireland have already done this Tuesday – but has postponed this decision until when it is “a useful moment” and consensus among the main regional actors in the Middle East, including Israel.

“There is no taboo for France, I am totally willing to recognize a Palestinian State (…) I believe that this recognition must come at a useful moment, at a time when it is part of a process in which the States of the region and Israel,” said Macron, on an official visit to Germany.

Thus, the French president has stressed that the recognition of Palestine must occur “on the basis of a reform of the Palestinian Authority”, the organization that governs part of the West Bank and a Gaza Strip that, however, is controlled ‘de facto’ by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

In this sense, Macron has stressed that France will take this step as long as it is focused on “producing a useful result”, and has rejected moving based on “emotion”, reports FranceInfo. These words from the French president come hours after Spain, Norway and Ireland have recognized Palestine.

On October 7, Hamas launched a series of attacks on Israel that left almost 1,200 dead and 240 hostages, and motivated the response of the Israeli Army, which launched a bloody military campaign in the Gaza Strip against the structures of the Palestinian militia that is claiming and the lives of more than 36,000 people.

The harshness of the Israeli attacks has awakened a feeling of support for the Palestinian population, materialized in some cases in the recognition of the Palestinian State by international powers despite Israel’s forceful response, which has threatened consequences.