French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Israel , France to recognize state of Palestine, putting it at odds with Israel. Macron calls for peace in the Middle East and urges immediate ceasefire., France will officially recognise a Palestinian state in September, President Emmanuel Macron has said, which will make it the first G7 nation to do so., France will establish formal diplomatic relations with Palestine, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. “True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine,†Macron said in a statement posted online, pledging to formally announce the move at a meeting of the United Nations in September , President Emmanuel Macron says France will formally recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly., .