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rance is preparing to recognize the State of Palestine on Monday, September 22, in a speech delivered from the podium at the United Nations. This initiative, led by Emmanuel Macron, can only be met with approval. It is both coherent and principled. France has always advocated the two-state solution, a perspective that was established with the UN Partition Plan for Palestine, adopted in November 1947 under the auspices of the newly-founded organization.
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Michel Duclos, former diplomat: 'Recognizing a Palestinian state is a step toward a peace'
This support aligns with a fundamental principle: All peoples' rights to self-determination. Recognizing the State of Palestine means recognizing the existence of the Palestinian people, which is beyond dispute, and the existence of a territory on which their right to self-determination can be exercised.
