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The Guardian - US
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Jo-Ann Mort

Macron must lead the EU push to end Israel’s war on Gaza

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‘Macron must lead the charge within the EU to take bold economic measures against specific Israeli policies that are increasingly slamming the door on a Palestinian state.’ Photograph: Reuters

Emmanuel Macron has become enemy No 1 for the Benjamin Netanyahu government. That’s because the French president aims to create momentum for a Palestinian state beside Israel encompassing the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and the Gaza Strip, reviving what is fast becoming an out-of-reach possibility – a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians.

That’s why Macron has earned the fury of an increasingly unhinged Israeli prime minister. France is expected to co-chair an organizing conference at the United Nations in New York in mid-June, taking advantage of heads of state already in North America for the Canadian-based G7 summit a few days earlier. He hopes this conference will include the all-important Saudi Arabia, and other Arab states.

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