This is why I declare that today, France recognises the state of Palestine,' President Macron said during a summit on the two-state solution held in New York. The move comes despite strong opposition from Israel, which has criticised the recognitions by France, the UK, Canada and Australia as rewarding Hamas and terrorism. 'There will be no Palestinian state. 'I have a clear message to those leaders who are recognising a Palestinian state after the horrendous October 7 massacre: You are rewarding terror with an enormous prize. There will be no Palestinian state to the west of the Jordan River.