<article data-history-node-id="421037" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/france-recognize-palestinian-state-june" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/france-recognize-palestinian-state-june" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">France to recognize Palestinian state in June</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">French President Emmanuel Macron said his country might recognize Palestine as a state next June.</p> <p>He made his statements during an interview with France 5 channel on Wednesday.</p> <p>Macron said he wants to move toward "recognizing" the Palestinian state, adding: "I won't do it... to please one person or another, but because it would be just and because I want to participate in a political dynamic".</p> <p>In June, Saudi Arabia and France will co-chair an international conference in New York, which aims at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and advancing a two state solution.</p> <div class="url-embed-wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">🔴 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/C%C3%A0Vous?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CàVous</a> était avec Emmanuel Macron lors de son déplacement en Égypte. Situation au Proche-Orient, Donald Trump, Boualem Sansal… <br><br>Retrouvez l’interview exclusive du Président ce soir dès 18h55 sur France 5 ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/H1JS6QZKLr">pic.twitter.com/H1JS6QZKLr</a></p>— C à vous (@cavousf5) <a href="https://twitter.com/cavousf5/status/1909949781151035851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </div> </article>