Whether seen as reckless or bold, French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognise Palestine as a state could have some consequences in the future. The French president said in a letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and posted on X that he will formalise the decision at the UN General Assembly in September.

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.

He said in a post on X that he will formalise the decision at the United Nations General Assembly in September.