By Ania Nussbaum, Bloomberg News

French President Emmanuel Macron is joining international allies in recognizing a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly this week, putting him at odds with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.

Macron plans to formally announce the move at the annual meeting in New York on Monday, at an event he is co-hosting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who will speak by video link. That follows the recognition statements on Sunday by the U.K., Australia and Canada, a response to Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza and the unfolding humanitarian crisis — and an unprecedented step that brings major Western powers into alignment with the close to 150 countries that already recognize Palestine.

The U.S. is the chief ally of Israel, and the Trump

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