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As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, French President Emmanuel Macron is seizing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to stake out global leadership — and, critics argue, to position himself as a counterweight to President Donald Trump.

Renewing his call for recognition of a Palestinian state, Macron has also put forward a proposal for a multinational force to take over from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) "the day after" the Gaza war, according to The Times of Israel .

For Macron, the United Nations General Assembly is a stage to project France as an alternative power. "Macron’s policy on the Israel-Palestine conflict reflects his broader ambitions on France’s foreign polic

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