French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday rebuffed the United States’s argument that offering support for a Palestinian state undermines attempts to end the war in Gaza .

Macron’s decision this summer to recognize a Palestinian state prompted Secretary of State Marco Rubio to issue a warning that the “reckless” move disincentivized Hamas from making a deal with Israel to end the war in Gaza.

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The French president spurned Rubio’s concerns during an interview with CBS News in Paris. Macron explained he believes recognizing a Palestinian state hurts, not helps, Hamas, the terr

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