France, Sept. 23 -- French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to formally recognise a Palestinian state on drew the wrath of Franco-Israelis.

"I led Macron's campaign in Israel and today we are truly ashamed and angry," said Nitay Kimron, 40, who moved to Israel 21 years ago.

He said Macron's move at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday would have been welcome at another time and under different circumstances.

He said that Hamas' attack on 7 October 2023 which resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people and the capture of 250 hostages had been a turning point.

"After October 2023 and under the current circumstances, to us it seems like a reward for terrorism," he told the French news agency AFP.

Since then Israel's retaliatory ...