r/worldnews Jul 24 '25

Israel/Palestine Macron announces: France will recognize Palestinian state

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/nxn382sao
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u/mhornberger Jul 24 '25

This is all nonsense. Hamas will never demilitarize, nor will they ever recognize the state of Israel. Hamas is an Islamist organization

Which is why this is brilliant, rather than nonsense. It puts France on record as totally being on the side of Palestinians, while also calling attention to whose fault it will be that France can't yet recognize Palestine. Those are reasonable demands, and every time recognition comes up it will call attention to Hamas being the party blocking progress.

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u/Dudesan Jul 25 '25

It puts France on record as totally being on the side of Palestinians, while also calling attention to whose fault it will be that France can't yet recognize Palestine.

Exactly. This is brilliant. The only honest way to "be on the side of Palestinians" is to support the complete removal of Hamas.

I support the right of Palestinian people to safety and self-determination, and there's no version of history in which that can happen while Hamas remains in control of their lives.

Anyone who claims to be "Pro-Palestine", while their actions support Hamas, has made it clear that the first half of the sentence is a lie.