Emmanuel Macron met with the Palestinian Authority and announced that he would cooperate with the reaction to a new constitution

president of france, Emmanuel MacronI met this Tuesday in Paris with… Mahmoud AbbasPresident of the Palestinian Authority, took another step in Recognition of the Palestinian stateOr after he stated this in the last United Nations General Assembly. He will form a committee to “contribute” to Drafting the new constitution and Rejection of the occupation Israeli in the West Bank.

Macron also announced that France would contribute 100 million euros in humanitarian aid To Palestine, while spreading around it One hundred gendarmes additional for Security forces training Palestinians.

“At this crucial moment for the future of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, as well as the region, I would like to reaffirm France’s deep conviction that the only solution is to resolve the conflict.” The two-state solution “It will allow the Israeli and Palestinian peoples – as well as all the peoples of the region – to live in peace and security and realize their legitimate aspirations,” Macron said in a press conference after the meeting.

Macron indicated that the committee “will contribute to drafting a new constitution,” the writing of which has already begun.

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In this sense, Abbas stressed that “We are close to completing the preparation of the constitution, the election law, and the political parties law“, while he pledged to hold elections “as soon as the fighting stops.” The Palestinian President indicated that candidates and political parties must respect the “international commitments” made by the Palestine Liberation Organization and the State of Palestine.

On the other hand, Abbas stressed that they are reforming curricula and textbooks in accordance with UNESCO principles.

After the meeting, Macron announced that the meeting “represents a turning point.” A new decisive stage in the relationship between France and the State of PalestineThe French President recognized Palestine as a state after the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal recently did so, and they were later joined by Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco and San Marino.

The Paris decision was added to the decision of other countries, such as Spain, which decided to take this step in the face of the stagnation of the peace process and the bloody attack launched by Israel on Gaza in response to the attacks of October 7, 2023. Israel questioned these decisions and rejected the feasibility of the internationally supported two-state solution.

Macron condemned the occupation of the West Bank by Israeli settlers

“the Partial or total annexation plansWhether this is legal or realistic, it constitutes a red line that must be crossed We will respond firmly “With our European partners,” the French President stated.

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“the Violence committed by settlers Accelerated settlement construction is reaching unprecedented levels, threatening the stability of the West Bank and Gaza Strip constitutes a violation of international law“He added.

The operations of the Israeli army and attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem have left more than One thousand Palestinians killed As these types of acts are on the rise as of October 7, 2023, even though record numbers of homicides were recorded in these areas in the first nine months of that year.

UN registered in 2024 Nearly 500 Palestinians were martyredWhile so far in 2025, 210 people were killed in the context of the occupation and conflict.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) recorded more than 260 attacks launched by Israeli settlers in the West Bank during the month of October 2025, which represents a monthly record since the beginning of this UN department’s records in 2006.

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