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Macron Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood in Letter to Netanyahu
ByCatherine Porter August 26, 2025August 27, 2025

President Emmanuel Macron of France also pushed back against accusations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he had not done enough to protect French Jews from antisemitic attacks.

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How Starmer, Macron and Merz Tried to Halt the War in Gaza
ByMichael D. Shear, Steven Erlanger and Roger Cohen August 10, 2025August 10, 2025

Images of starving children and Israel’s planned expansion of settlements spurred Britain, France and Germany to a tougher stance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undeterred.

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Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025August 9, 2025

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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How a Pro-Palestinian Group Fell Foul of a Long Unused U.K. Terrorism Law
ByLizzie Dearden August 7, 2025

The protest group Palestine Action does not promote violence against people. But after it damaged military property, the British government banned it as a terrorist organization.

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How a Pro-Palestinian Group Fell Foul of a Long Unused U.K. Terrorism Law
ByLizzie Dearden August 7, 2025August 8, 2025

The protest group Palestine Action does not promote violence against people. But after it damaged military property, the British government banned it as a terrorist organization.

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Sykes-Picot, the 109-Year-Old Pact That Looms Over French and British Moves to Recognize a Palestinian State
ByMark Landler August 3, 2025August 3, 2025

The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty Britain and France signed more than a century ago. Many consider it to have seeded a legacy of strife in the Middle East.

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What Countries Recognize a Palestinian State: A Map
ByAshley Wu July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

In the past week alone, three new countries have said they are ready to bestow recognition on a Palestinian state.

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What Countries Recognize a Palestinian State: A Map
ByAshley Wu July 30, 2025

In the past week alone, three new countries have said they are ready to bestow recognition on a Palestinian state.

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What Would Recognizing a Palestinian State Mean?
ByEphrat Livni July 29, 2025July 30, 2025

The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.

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