Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France would recognize a Palestinian state in September has caused diplomatic uproar, but it did not come out of the blue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/27/world/politics/france-macron-palestine-recognize-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #france #emmanuelmacron #palestinians #middleeast #israel #israelhamaswar #gaza #us