The German flag flies in front of the building housing the Bundestag in Berlin. Archive photo, (Credit: David Gannon/AFP.)
The German government "does not plan to recognize a Palestinian state in the short term," it said Friday, a day after Emmanuel Macron announced he would do so in September at the U.N.
Berlin "continues to view the recognition of a Palestinian state as one of the final steps toward a two-state solution," the German government stated in a press release, emphasizing that Israel's security "remains of utmost importance" to Germany.
The German government "does not plan to recognize a Palestinian state in the short term," it said Friday, a day after Emmanuel Macron announced he would do so in September at the U.N.
Berlin "continues to view the recognition of a Palestinian state as one of the final steps toward a two-state solution," the German government stated in a press release, emphasizing that Israel's security "remains of utmost importance" to Germany.
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