French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.
It’s a step at least. If Palestine is recognized as a state, then it’s no longer an “internal affair” that Israel is engaged with, but instead against another sovereign state that has the right to defend itself and freely negotiate with other nations for aid and support.
But does that mean they’ll recognize the genocide?
It’s like saying they’ll recognize the house but won’t acknowledge that it’s on fire.
It’s a step at least. If Palestine is recognized as a state, then it’s no longer an “internal affair” that Israel is engaged with, but instead against another sovereign state that has the right to defend itself and freely negotiate with other nations for aid and support.