The recognition of Palestine by France seen by the overseas press, “symbolic” hope or dream of Macron’s greatness? | EUROtoday

The overseas press is not going to take away its character “Historical”. The recognition, Monday, September 22, from the State of Palestine by France to the United Nations (UN), in New York, is sort of unanimously described as such world wide. Whether as a vector of” hope “for the Palestinians interviewed by the Qatari chain al-Jazira, or as a result of it represents the “Last chance to initiate a diplomatic process »In Gaza, as the Dutch daily hopes Volkskrant.

But while Israel continues to intensify its offensive on the city of Gaza, forcing thousands of Palestinians to flee south or undergo continuous bombing, many press titles question the scope of Emmanuel Macron’s speech, beyond the “Symbolic”.

Especially since the president’s pirouettes so as not to offend Israel or the public opinion of his country, while supporting Palestine, did not go unnoticed. The Emirati newspaper The National thus notes the efforts of the Head of State to “Reconcile his empathy for Israel with an understanding of Palestinian nationalism”. From Spain, El Pais describes a speech for its part “Perfectly balanced”which alternates between “Continuous allusions in Israel [et] Exhortations to finish its army operations within the Gaza Strip ”. He additionally tried to repeat all that this speech shouldn’t imply within the eyes of Benyamin Netanyahu, notes the New York Times :: Neither a reward for Hamas nor a threat of aggravating anti -Semitism in France.

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