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<\/a><\/p>\nPublished On 23 Sep 202623 Sep 2026<\/p>\n
France, Canada and the United Kingdom have called for Palestinian sovereignty at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with French President Emmanuel Macron condemning the world\u2019s failure to act against Israel\u2019s restrictions on aid to Gaza as shameful.<\/p>\n
Macron\u2019s impassioned address on Tuesday came as Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza City despite a \u201cceasefire\u201d brokered by the United States in October. More than 73,900 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel\u2019s genocidal war began in October 2023, including 1,399 since the \u201cceasefire\u201d took effect.<\/p>\n
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In his speech to UNGA in New York, Macron noted that France was among a dozen countries that recognised a Palestinian state a year ago. But he asked: \u201cWhat credibility do we have if we continue to remain inactive in the face of Gaza?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSome boast of a supposed peace, but this peace hasn\u2019t reopened humanitarian routes for a single second,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cMust we stand by and watch this spectacle that shames us all?\u201d<\/p>\n
Macron also criticised what he called Israel\u2019s daily \u201cviolations\u201d in the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll those who claim that Israel\u2019s security depends on violating the sovereignty of all its neighbours are making a fatal mistake, weakening Israel\u2019s security for today and tomorrow and threatening it,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n
Macron addressed UNGA hours after United States President Donald Trump from the same rostrum \u2060hailed his Gaza peace plan as a diplomatic triumph. The White House dismissed Macron\u2019s criticism, saying no one has done more for peace and stability in the region than Trump.<\/p>\n
Separately, Macron, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Canadian Prime Minister Mike Carney and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud chaired a meeting at UNGA on Palestinian statehood.<\/p>\n
Burnham told delegates from dozens of countries that failure to deliver a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will undermine faith in politicians who have talked about the issue but have not taken action.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all live in an era of low trust in politics. Many people in this room, many politicians around the world, have spoken for decades about a two-state solution,\u201d he said. \u201cBut if we fail to back those words with deeds, we will further corrode trust in the political, diplomatic and international process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burnham added that the UK has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which are illegal under international law. He described Israel\u2019s E1 settlement project<\/a> as \u201ca deliberate attempt to block a two-state solution\u201d. The project would bisect the occupied West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, fragmenting the land Palestinians hope will form the heart of a future state.<\/p>\n Carney, meanwhile, announced that Canada would give 100 million Canadian dollars ($71m) in aid to Palestinians to preserve \u201cthe possibility of a two-state solution\u201d.<\/p>\n He said 80 percent of the funding will go towards direct humanitarian aid while the remaining 20 percent will be allocated to \u201csupport peace and security\u201d, including Canada\u2019s multiyear initiative to train Palestinian police in the West Bank.<\/p>\n Carney said Palestinians in Gaza continued to endure \u201cimmense human suffering\u201d while Israelis faced \u201cexistential threats from Hamas and from Iran and its proxies\u201d. He also criticised the E1 settlement project and said Canada intended to introduce restrictions on goods produced in West Bank settlements.<\/p>\n