French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize a Palestinian state is a cynical political calculation.

Unlike his role model Charles de Gaulle, the French prime minister, Emmanuel Macron, always chooses the wrong time to act

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to end a “humanitarian catastrophe," after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country will become the first major Western power to recognize a Palestinian state.

For Palestinian leaders, a two-state solution is a two-state nightmare that would eliminate their lucrative victim status while saving Zionism in the process.

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

The Trump administration boycotts U.N. summit on Palestinian statehood co-sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, as critics call the event a stumbling block to peace efforts in the Middle East.

France has urged the European Union to press Israel towards a two-state solution with the Palestinians amid the ongoing Gaza conflict. French President Macron has announced France's recognition of Palestine,

The U.N. General Assembly is bringing high-level officials together this week to promote a two-state solution to the decades-old Israel-Palestinian conflict.