Moments before French President Emmanuel Macron declared that Paris' recognition of a Palestinian state represented a "defeat of Hamas" and of those driven by "anti-Zionist obsessions," Israel's ambassador to the United Nations said Macron and other like-minded leaders had come to New York "to play the game." Macron made the announcement to open Monday's Palestinian state summit, which saw recognition from countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Portugal on Sunday, and from Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, and Monaco during the conference itself. The decisions came amid strong opposition from the United States and Israel, with Washington and Jerusalem arguing...
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