According to Dmitry Gendelman, the French leader "gave Hamas a reason to reject the proposals on the table," which "reinforces the blackmail" by the radicals ...

When Spain, Ireland and Norway announced in May 2024 that they would recognise a Palestinian state, Israel's closer allies dismissed the move as unhelpful to solving the crisis in Gaza. While France, ...

Hamas leaders are likely to be emboldened to carry on fighting by French and British proposals to recognize a Palestinian state in a break with Trump.

Macron, Starmer and Carney are sending a message with announcements but give Hamas more reason to avoid a ceasefire; their ...

The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and ...