Paris has hit back after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron of fuelling antisemitism with his decision to recognise a Palestinian state. Tensions between the two nations have escalated since Macron announced ...

In July, France and Saudi Arabia had agreed to revive the push for a two-state solution at a UN conference in New York in September.

Macron was speaking to his cabinet when he said, "Mr Netanyahu must not forget that his country was created by a decision of the U.N.," referring to the resolution adopted by the United Nations ...