France warned that it would recognise a Palestine state if the final international effort for peace talks between Israel and Palestine failed whilst proposing a two-year negotiation time frame to end the conflict through a UN backed resolution.
“If this final effort to reach a negotiated solution fails, then France will have to do what it takes by recognising without delay the Palestinian state. We are ready,” said the foreign minister, Luarent Fabius on Friday.
The announcement came as French politicians debated a motion urging the government to recognise Palestine as an independent state, reports Aljazeera.
The Israeli prime minister, in the run up to French parliamentary discussions, warned that France would make a “grave mistake” by recognising Palestine as a state.
“Do they have nothing to do at a time of beheadings across the Middle East, including that of a French citizen?” said Benjamin Netanyahu.
“If this final effort to reach a negotiated solution fails, then France will have to do what it takes by recognising without delay the Palestinian state. We are ready,” said the foreign minister, Luarent Fabius on Friday.
The announcement came as French politicians debated a motion urging the government to recognise Palestine as an independent state, reports Aljazeera.
The Israeli prime minister, in the run up to French parliamentary discussions, warned that France would make a “grave mistake” by recognising Palestine as a state.
“Do they have nothing to do at a time of beheadings across the Middle East, including that of a French citizen?” said Benjamin Netanyahu.