Jerusalem, July 25 -- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday night condemned French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize a Palestinian state.
The French president wrote on the social media platform X earlier in the night that, "consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine."
Macron added that he will make this "solemn announcement" before the upcoming 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
In a statement from his office, Netanyahu said, "Such a move rewards terror and risks creating another Iranian proxy, just as Gaza became."
"A Palestinian state in these conditions would be a laun...