It is not time to recognize a Palestinian state, says France’s Macron

French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that recognizing a Palestinian state at this stage would serve nothing.

The important task now is to create an atmosphere that will enable a peace process to be launched, the 39-year-old said in an interview on the Jewish community Radio J station in Paris.

 

Less than two weeks before the first round of elections, French voters seem increasingly indecisive about which candidate to choose. Macron was not considered early in the campaign, but has recently polled as the front-runner. His interview was an eye-opener – as far as his approach on Middle East issues in general – and on the Syrian War, Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in particular.

When asked if Iran and Hezbollah could be considered allies, in light of their battling Islamic State, Macron gave a strong, negative reply: “Francois Fillon at some point in 2015 presented an indulgent approach vis-à-vis Hezbollah.

 

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