Today, the priority is the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and a definitive ceasefire. Recognition of Palestine allows neither, and may even make both more complicated, as it will further harden the Israeli position and cut off our ability to negotiate.
Because of Emmanuel Macron's mistake, France risks falling out of the ranks of countries able to act as a go-between for the two parties and improve the humanitarian situation. Yet we need major countries like France to play that role.
The keys to the conflict today lie in the United States, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the Arab League, but not in Europe, which militarily no longer even has the means to defend its own population and can be economically bypassed. When you no longer have strength, you must show diplomacy and intelligence, try to bring people to the table, and propose compromises. Recognition or sanctions are symbols that please domestic public opinion but bring no solution... Look at the sanctions against Russia. Did they stop the war in Ukraine? Georges-Louis Bouchez doesn't think so.
Finally, the MR President does not want our country to suffer the infamy of being congratulated by Hamas. No recognition can take place as long as a terrorist entity controls a whole part of the territory.
Before any recognition, we need the withdrawal of Hamas, a Palestinian authority capable of administering the territory, mutual security guarantees for Palestine and Israel, guarantees of mutual recognition of the two states, and recognition of Israel by all Arab states.
Without these prior conditions, recognition of Palestine will at best be symbolic, at worst a reward for the pogrom of 7 October.
Once again, today our priority must not be these political games or hateful and irrational positions, but rather saving lives by restoring the humanitarian situation and achieving a permanent and definitive ceasefire. Our only camp must be that of peace.