Gilles Paris, a columnist and former correspondent in Jerusalem and Washington for Le Monde, answered readers' questions on Tuesday, September 23, during a liveblog. Recognizing the State of Palestine without imposing sanctions on Israel – isn't that just a way to ease one's conscience at little cost? I would be inclined to agree with you if France's recognition of the State of Palestine, alongside other countries, were an end point and not a starting point. This challenge is essential for the credibility of those who have just reaffirmed, along with the overwhelming majority of UN member states, the importance of the two-state solution. Now that the Palestinian state exists, who is legally responsible for freeing the hostages and, at the very least, organizing the departure of all Islamist groups?