Editorial: Le Monde

• Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, is considering recognizing the State of Palestine, seeing it as a symbolic yet useful gesture
• This recognition potentially may occur at an international conference co-organized with Saudi Arabia in June
• Macron hopes that this conference could trigger a mechanism for the parallel recognition of Israel by countries that support the Palestinian national cause
• Macron's plan distinguishes itself from the Abraham Accords signed in 2020, which sought to normalize relations with certain Arab countries but did not address the Palestinian question
• The French President had previously declined the recognition of a Palestinian state but has reconsidered due to the urgency of the situation
• An 'undeclared' war is on in Occupied West Bank, where Israel is annexing more territory, with the backing of the US
• Macron's perspective is weak as it does not sufficiently address Benyamin Netanyahu's coalition's attitude towards a potential Palestinian State
• The weakening Palestinian Authority, and the presence of Hamas, alongside Trump administration's posture in support of Israel complicates matters

Conclusion: President Macron advocates a two-state solution and the creation of new power balances between Israel and the US. However, there are numerous hurdles to implementing this vision.

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