25/07/2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials voiced strong condemnation after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would recognise a Palestinian state during a UN General Assembly session in September.
In a statement, Netanyahu slammed the move as “rewarding terror,” referencing the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. “I strongly condemn President Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state next to Tel Aviv in the wake of the October 7 massacre,” he said, warning it “rewards terror and risks creating another Iranian proxy, just as Gaza became.”
He added, “A Palestinian state in these conditions would be a launch pad to annihilate Israel not to live in peace beside it,” asserting, “the Palestinians do not seek a state alongside Israel; they seek a state instead of Israel.”
Justice Minister Yariv Levin called Macron’s move “a disgrace in French history” and urged Israel to annex West Bank settlements: “Now is the time to apply sovereignty to Judea and Samaria.”
Defense Minister Israel Katz also criticised Macron, saying, “Instead of standing by Israel at this critical moment, the French president chooses to weaken us... We will never allow the creation of a Palestinian entity that threatens our existence.”
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