France's UN confab as seen in a video snippet from UN TV feed

France’s Push for Palestinian State Flops at UN Conference

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The Judean Staff
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A grandiose French-led initiative to push global recognition of a Palestinian state imploded behind closed doors on Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, with France failing to rally international consensus despite weeks of lobbying, leaked promises, and quiet backroom deals.

What was marketed as the “UN Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” quickly unraveled into a fractured, chaotic gathering that exposed just how divided the global community remains on legitimizing a terror-affiliated pseudo-state.

Despite bold proclamations from the French delegation, led by Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, the effort to pass a unified declaration calling on all nations to recognize “Palestine” as a sovereign state collapsed under the weight of reality, hesitation, and outright rejection.

The Crumbling Declaration

A proposed draft declaration, as exclusively reported by The Jerusalem Post, attempted to rally states with the following call:

“We, the foreign ministers of countries that have recognized Palestine as a state or have expressed our willingness to do so, call on other countries around the world to join the call to recognize Palestine as a state.”

But despite the poetic plea, the declaration fell flat. Many countries—even those who had previously voiced vague support for a “two-state solution”—refused to be bullied into signing on. Some diplomats, blindsided by the short 48-hour deadline to respond, balked at France’s pressure tactics, calling the move premature, tone-deaf, and politically irresponsible.

Division in the Western Bloc

Countries like Norway, Slovenia, Ireland, and Iceland—already sympathetic to the Palestinian cause—tried to rally others behind the French initiative, but found themselves increasingly isolated.

Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel went so far as to claim that “Israel only understands pressure,” echoing the kind of rhetoric more at home in a Hamas press release than a Western diplomatic summit. He warned that Macron must not be left “alone” in this initiative, suggesting that France feared being diplomatically embarrassed if left as the sole Western nation pushing the declaration.

Ireland’s Simon Harris echoed Bettel, insisting that unilateral recognition would somehow “inject momentum” into the peace process, despite decades of evidence proving that such gestures have only emboldened Palestinian intransigence and violence.

Pushback From the Sensible Majority

In contrast, a significant bloc of European and Asian countries refused to be strong-armed. Diplomats from Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, and the Netherlands quietly voiced skepticism. Nations including Japan, Singapore, and South Korea stated clearly that while they support the idea of a two-state solution in theory, they would not back a declaration that ignored the essential issue—Palestinian terrorism and the looming specter of Hamas.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong brought gravity to the discussion, stating bluntly that no recognition could proceed until there is ironclad assurance that Hamas would play no role in any future Palestinian state. “This is not a symbolic debate,” Wong reportedly said, “It’s a matter of global security and regional stability.”

France's Delusional Endgame: UNGA in September

According to a Western diplomat speaking to The Jerusalem Post, France’s real aim isn’t consensus—it’s spectacle. The failed New York conference, he explained, was merely the soft launch for a larger campaign: a global push for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state at the upcoming UN General Assembly session in September.

“It’s not about peace,” said the diplomat. “It’s about political theater and France trying to reclaim relevance on the world stage.”

Israel’s UN Ambassador Slams the Farce

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon didn’t mince words when asked about the summit.

“The conference does not promote a solution but rather deepens the illusion,” he told reporters.

Danon noted that while Hamas continues to hold hostages, fire rockets, and indoctrinate children into genocidal hatred, Western diplomats are sipping espresso in Manhattan and drafting fantasy resolutions.

“Instead of working to dismantle Hamas’s terrorist regime or calling for the release of kidnapped Israeli citizens,” Danon continued, “they are wasting time on symbolic posturing detached entirely from the horrors on the ground.”

The Bottom Line: Fantasy Meets Reality

France’s attempt to conjure a Palestinian state through diplomatic fiat has, for now, failed. But the effort to revive a dangerous delusion continues. September's UN General Assembly may become a flashpoint where political narcissism meets moral blindness on the world stage.

In the meantime, Israel remains grounded in the reality France and its allies refuse to face: you cannot build peace on foundations of terror.

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