France, Sept. 24 -- Joshua Zarka, Israel's ambassador to France, was RFI's guest on Monday, 22 September - the day that France officially recognised the Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly, which Zarka called a 'historic mistake'.

France's President Emmanuel Macron officially recognised a Palestinian state at the United Nations on Monday, followingAustralia, the United Kingdom, Canada and Portugal on Sunday.

Monaco, Belgium, Andorra, Malta and Luxembourg followed suit from the General Assembly podium, bringing the total number of recognitions to three-quarters of UN membership.

Spain, Ireland and Norway had already recognised Palestine as a state in May, and Sweden did so in 2014. Germany, Italy and Japan, while cr...