<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France would recognize a Palestinian state.</p><p>”We strongly condemn President Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state next to Tel Aviv in the wake of the October 7 massacre. Such a move rewards terror and risks creating another Iranian proxy, just as Gaza became. A Palestinian state in these conditions would be a launch pad to annihilate Israel — not to live in peace beside it. Let’s be clear: the Palestinians do not seek a state alongside Israel; they seek a state instead of Israel,” he said.</p> | Read More in News from Israel