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Macron Recognizes a Palestinian State. But to What End?

The French president, expressing a moral obligation to address suffering in Gaza, made clear he had lost patience with the United States and Israel. The question is what effect he will have.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Emmanuel Macron departs the White House earlier this year. His recognition of Palestinian statehood reflects the swelling global outrage at the death and destruction in Gaza.
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