After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel ...

France and the United Kingdom also made statements this month about recognizing a Palestinian state in September at the U.N.

France has announced it will recognize the state of Palestine, a move that could shift discussions about the Middle East's ...

Post-WWII leader Charles de Gaulle famously rallied France to the Palestinian people following the 1967 war, with Paris ...

The announcement came soon after the U.S. cut short Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, saying Hamas wasn't showing good faith.

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

Canada has joined France and Britain in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September as international ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday his country would formally recognise a Palestinian state during a UN meeting ...

Experts say President Emmanuel Macron’s decision could pressure other European countries to follow and may lead Hamas to take a harder line in ceasefire talks.

"I will make the solemn announcement at the United Nations General Assembly in September," President Macron said.

France will officially recognize the state of Palestine, "true to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the ...