France Will Recognize ‘Palestinian State’; Israel Slaps Back

French President Emmanuel Macron surrendered to the pressures of Islamist and anti-Israel forces on Thursday, announcing that he would recognize the fictitious “State of Palestine” in September.

Macron’s decision is a significant break with the United States, and drew accusations from Israel of supporting terrorism.

One Israeli government minister, Amichai Chikli, who used to live in France, responded by posting a video of Macron being slapped by his wife.

President @EmmanuelMacron,
Here is the appropriate response to your recognition of a Palestinian state as as a reward for Hamas terrorism. pic.twitter.com/Ve6c5Op0hN

— עמיחי שיקלי – Amichai Chikli (@AmichaiChikli) July 24, 2025

Other responses were fast and furious, including from former Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, who accused France of “moral collapse”:

Macron’s recognition of a Palestinian state after the October 7th massacre isn’t diplomacy; it’s moral collapse.

It rewards mass murder and tells Islamist terrorists: kill Jews, and the world will hand you a state.

This shameful decision will be tossed this into the dustbin…

— Naftali Bennett נפתלי בנט (@naftalibennett) July 24, 2025

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