IDF Supremo Israel Katz said at a Jewish settlement in the West Bank: "They will recognize a Palestinian state on paper, and we will build the Jewish Israeli state on the ground here. The paper will disappear into the trash of history and Israel will flourish and flourish." With those statements, Katz had a clear message for French President Emmanuel Macron "and his friends" who had called the recognition of the Palestinian state "not only a moral duty, but a political necessity." Macron also urged a tougher line from European countries against Israel if it does not respond to the disastrous humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Emmanuel Macron continues 'talking the talk, but not walking the walk' by simply recognizing Palestine. This past March, the American taxpayer expedited $4bn of military aid to Israel.
