It has been over a year since France recognised the State of Palestine during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in 2025, and diplomacy has not moved beyond symbolism and regurgitated rhetorical efforts. In a meeting held in Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority’s Vice-President Hussein Al Sheikh and the French Envoy for Palestine Andre Parant discussed all the obvious international law violations that have been recurring for decades as a result of Israeli colonialism, such as settler violence in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, as well as “the ongoing suffering” in Gaza. 

Countless meetings have been held to discuss the same issues without discussing colonialism. However, as reported by the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Negotiations Affairs Department, Al Sheikh “emphasised the importance of France continuing its political and diplomatic role in supporting the rights of the Palestinian people,” based upon symbolic........

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