Macron calls recognising Palestinian state a 'moral duty', says Europe must harden stance on Israel
Macron calls recognising Palestinian state a 'moral duty', says Europe must harden stance on Israel

Israel on Friday accused President Emmanuel Macron of undertaking a "crusade against the Jewish state" after the French leader said the recognition of a Palestinian state was a "moral duty" as well as…

Speaking at a press conference in Singapore ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference, French President Emmanuel Macron said that recognising a Palestinian state was a moral duty as well as a political necessity. Macron called on European countries to harden their stance on Israel unless the humanitarian crisis in the ravaged Gaza Strip improved.