“I’ve got a suggestion for them: Carve out a piece of the French Riviera and create a Palestinian state.”

In an interview with Fox News, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee slammed French President Emmanuel Macron’s push for a Palestinian state, calling it “incredibly inappropriate”.

He added: “I find it revolting that they think that they have the right to do such a thing.”

France is pushing for other European powers, including the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands, to recognise Palestinian statehood at a UN conference next month.

A French diplomat told Politico on condition of anonymity that President Emmanuel Macron was hoping the announcement at the conference could help restart peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel.

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