France–Palestine relations
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France–Palestine relations refer to foreign relations between France and the State of Palestine.[1][2] France does not recognize Palestine as an independent country but supports a two state solution.
History
France supports the creation of an independent Palestine.[3][4] France believes Jerusalem should be the shared capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state.[5] France's attempts to introduce resolutions in the United Nations calling for an independent Palestinian state were opposed by the United States.[6] A survey found 80% of French people support France recognizing Palestine.[7]
In 1967 following the
France provided over €500 million to the Palestinian territory from 2008 to 2017.[3] In March 2023, France condemned Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Finance of Israel, for saying Palestine was a recent invention in Paris during the memorial service of Jacques Kupfer organized by Israel is forever.[9] He spoke from a podium with a map of Greater Israel containing the Palestinian territories and Jordan.[9]
Alain Gresh described
France has delivered several airdrops with humanitarian aid to Gaza in cooperation with
See also
- Foreign relations of France
- Foreign relations of Palestine
- International recognition of Palestine
References
- ISSN 2075-5287.
- ^ "France Archives". Question of Palestine. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ a b étrangères, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires. "Peace Process". France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Israeli-Palestinian conflict". France ONU. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Why is France's Macron visiting Israel?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Bahout, Joseph (26 May 2015). "The French Initiative on Palestine: Posturing, or Trying to Break the Deadlock?". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Sondage - La France doit-elle reconnaître l'État de Palestine ?". www.lepoint.fr. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ ISSN 0377-919X.
- ^ a b Bourgery-Gonse, Théo (22 March 2023). "France late in condemning Israeli minister's anti-Palestine comments". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Everett, Mariamne. "'It's clear Macron's party has a very strong anti-Palestinian position'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "France calls for 'humanitarian pause' in Israel-Palestine conflict". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Magid, Jacob (20 November 2023). "Speaking with Netanyahu, Macron says 'too many civilian losses' in Gaza". Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Macron's rift with diplomats deepens after missteps on Israel-Hamas war". POLITICO. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Lons, Camille (19 October 2023). "Torn apart: How the Israel-Hamas war is dividing French society". ECFR. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "'The dangerous political instrumentalization of the Israel-Palestine conflict in France was reactivated by the Hamas attack'". Le Monde.fr. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Demirhan, Meryem. "Palestine supporters in France, Germany struggle to be heard amid protest ban". In France and Germany, Palestinian supporters struggle to be heard. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Police use teargas on banned pro-Palestinian rally in Paris as Macron calls for unity". France 24. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Jordanian King joins mission to airdrop aid to Gaza". Times of Israel. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Jordanian King joins mission to airdop aid to Gazah". Middle East Monitor. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Jordan Air Drops Medical Aid in Battered Gaza". WSJ. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Jordan, Israel announce airdrop of urgent medical aid to Gaza hospital". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Patil, Anushka (27 February 2024). "The airdrops delivered meals and supplies, the Jordanian military says". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2024.