The Government insists that recognition is not just a symbolic move but it is hard to see it as anything else
Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to recognise Palestine as a state despite its non-existence is a reckless exercise in virtue signalling designed to appease Labour Left-wingers and curry favour with leaders like Emmanuel Macron. The French president addressed the opening day of the UN General Assembly in New York to extol his own contribution to this policy.
He said momentum towards the “two-state solution” to the Middle East conflict, which has long been a UN ambition, needed to be revived. But does this have any practical effect? The United States is opposed to recognising the state of Palestine and without pressure from Washington the Israeli government will not change course.
Although four of the five permanent members of the UN security council support Palestinian statehood, the US retains a veto. Notably, other big European states like Germany and Italy have not joined Britain and France.
The fact is that there is no state of Palestine, though there could have been had various leaders down the years, notably Yasser Arafat, agreed to a peace settlement. But while they wanted a Palestinian state, what they didn’t want was a Jewish state. The destruction of Israel remains the principal objective of Hamas and other militant movements. --->READ MORE HEREFrance’s recognition of Palestine is a license for terrorism: On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron not only recognized a Palestinian state but also rewarded terrorism.
At the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, France — joined by the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, and Australia — announced its recognition of a Palestinian state. Macron chose to declare this recognition during Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and less than two years after the Oct. 7 massacre (the largest slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust). This rampage by the Hamas terrorist group has triggered an unprecedented wave of antisemitic attacks worldwide.
“The time has come. This is why, true to the historic commitment of my country to the Middle East and to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, I declare that today France recognizes the State of Palestine,” Macron said at the General Assembly on Monday.
For France to extend statehood recognition is not peacemaking. It is moral bankruptcy and political cynicism at its most dangerous. It is a signal to terrorists who fight against Western democracies that violence is the solution. Instead of seeing Hamas terrorists as the source of their suffering, Palestinian public opinion will gain inspiration and follow them. This symbolic decision risks creating a “butterfly effect,” which will likely destabilize Western democracies’ resilience against terrorism.
Macron offers no answer to this most basic question: Who does France envision ruling this “state”?
Macron’s popularity is collapsing at home, squeezed between the far Right and far Left. By posturing as the West’s liberal conscience, he seeks to appeal to progressive and pro-Palestinian voters while distracting from domestic weakness.
Macron’s attitude is a blatant double standard, considering that France is still intent on maintaining its colonialist legacy. France has continued to exploit its former colonies on the African continent to preserve its privileged geopolitical position. French President Charles de Gaulle crafted the CFA franc monetary system in 1945. This legally obliged 14 newly independent French African colonies to put 50% of their foreign currency reserves into the French treasury, with their currency being printed under the supervision of the central Bank of France.
According to the late French President Jacques Chirac, this exploitative arrangement — over four and a half centuries — has proven to be a major boost to French banks and the country as a whole, while depriving former African colonies of their wealth and growth potential.
France also maintains 13 overseas territories and refuses to recognize the demands of Basque separatists seeking to create an independent homeland within its national borders. --->READ MORE HERE
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