Shameless
US envoy says France can 'carve' Palestinian state out of the Riviera
The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said that there is 'no such thing as an occupation' when it comes to the Palestinian territories, and that 'if France is really so determined to see a Palestinian state [it can] carve out a piece of the French Riviera.'
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The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has lashed out at France's advocacy for recognition of a Palestinian state, saying that if it supported such an outcome it could "carve out a piece of the French Riviera" and create one.
France is co-chairing with Saudi Arabia this month an international conference at the United Nations aimed at resurrecting the idea of a two-state solution, which the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes. Paris has also said it could recognize a Palestinian state itself this year.
In an interview with Fox News published on Saturday, May 31, Huckabee called the initiative at the UN "incredibly inappropriate when Israel is in the midst of a war": "October 7 changed a lot of things," referring to the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza.
"If France is really so determined to see a Palestinian state, I've got a suggestion for them − carve out a piece of the French Riviera and create a Palestinian state. They are welcome to do that, but they are not welcome to impose that kind of pressure on a sovereign nation."
[but the israelis can decide to pressure a sovereign state in its decision making it's fine that way LOL]
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