More than 50 municipalities across France defied an Interior Ministry order on Monday, raising Palestinian flags on their facades ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement recognizing a Palestinian state later in the day. Other Western countries have argued that recognizing a Palestinian state now would be premature. “For Germany, recognition of a Palestinian state comes more at the end of the process. “Without Israelis believing a Palestinian state makes them more secure, this proposal is performative and delusional,” Satloff wrote in a post on X. Without Israelis believing a #Palestinian state makes them more secure, this proposal is performative and delusional.