Paris/Jerusalem, Sept. 19 -- France is bracing for a diplomatic and political fallout with Israel after President Emmanuel Macron's decision to formally recognise Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday - a move that has placed Paris at the forefront of a deeply divisive issue and drawn warnings of severe retaliation from Jerusalem.
According to European officials and individuals familiar with the Israeli government's internal discussions, Israel is preparing a range of countermeasures, reports Politico.
Options reportedly under consideration include accelerating settlement expansion and annexations in the West Bank, shutting down France's historic consulate in Jerusalem, and encroaching on French-owned reli...