British officials suspect Emmanuel Macron intends to endorse the Palestinian state next month (the first in the G7 country), which could also delay compliance with the British government.

The French president said last month that Paris may recognize Palestine and join 148 other countries, but said he wanted to do so at a UN meeting in New York in June, as part of a broader process.

The United Nations meeting on bilateral solutions is scheduled to be held from 2 to 4 June and is co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.

Israel has warned Macron to recognize Hamas that will be seen as meaningful, and France has been trying to stop criticism by strengthening the power of reformed Palestinian rule over Gaza.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has confirmed to parliament that he has been discussing recognition with the French, but he also said that he would not only support gestures without actual impact. But the growing view of the British is that France (a country that has been debated for more than a decade) will determine that the conditions are not ripe.

Britain has said over the years that it will recognize a Palestinian state, but only at the position of its greatest impact, without further defining the moment.

But British officials acknowledged their anger over Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, while back-seat labor MPs were frustrated by the government's response to the government was putting pressure on the Foreign Ministry to support an initiative.

British Central and Eastern Minister Hamish Falconer was forced this week to defend the High Court government lawyers’ claim that there is no genocide in Gaza, or that women and children are targeted by Israel. House father and conservative Edward Leigh asked Falconer if he knew that despite the narrow definition of law, many Israeli friends around the world were asking this moral question: When is genocide not genocide? ”

Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq is seeking judicial review that the government has taken illegal action to continue to provide F-35 fighters with parts and spare parts to global pools, which can then be transferred to Israel in Gaguesa.

A Department of Defense official in a massively edited 11-page submission discussed in the closing court on Friday claimed the F35 jet fighter program was largely owned by the U.S. government and required no parts for any UK to be transferred to Israel.

Labor said it was suspending exports to Israel in September to defend its Palestinian policy. But data released Thursday showed the government approved $169 million worth of military equipment within three months of the partial suspension of the Labor government. Export data shows that between October and December 12, 2024, 20 different categories of licenses were approved, such as military aircraft, radar, location equipment and explosive devices.

Weapons activists say the three-month total exceeded the one approved by the Conservative government between 2020 and 2023.

"Most military licenses approved in 2024 are composed of components of Israel's items produced by third countries, including our NATO allies, and we continue to evaluate all license applications on a case-by-case basis based on our strict standards," the business department said.

The dispute is related to Britain’s recognition of Palestine, as ministers are now under political pressure to point out practical steps in the approach Israel uses to eliminate Hamas.

The June meeting in New York was born by a UN General Assembly resolution adopted by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July 2024, declaring that Israel is illegal under international law. The General Assembly resolution adopted a 12-month "deadline" in September 2024 to take action against the ICJ ruling.

France’s history can be traced back to former President François Hollande, who suggested it was on the brink of recognition of Palestine but eventually always retreated, thinking that the timing was wrong or that there was a lack of international diplomatic consensus.

"We must move towards recognition, and in the next few months we also want to participate in the collective dynamics, which also must allow all those defending Palestinians to recognize Israel, many of whom have not done so," Macron said in April.

"I was left with the impression that people had as much to agree as the president's adviser. But the president had to wait for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, from Trump's visit to the Gulf, and he would have to wait for a long time."

The formal purpose of the United Nations Conference is to “impulsively map out irreversible pathways to a peaceful solution to the Palestinian issue and the implementation of a two-state solution”.

If Macron asks Saudi to recognize Israel as recognition of Palestine, it is impossible to happen in June when a permanent ceasefire cannot be done. Saudi Foreign Ministry once again accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza this week, and normalization remains out of its agenda.

In Europe, only Spain, Ireland, Sweden, Slovenia and Norway recognize Palestine. The United States received full recognition of Palestine at the United Nations for the last time in April 2024. Britain abstained from the move, France supported the move.

In a Le Monde article this week, a group of French politicians and scholars believe that recognition is a "moral imperative, political necessity, strategic requirement" and the only way for France to escape "an untenable diplomatic paradox" is to announce a commitment to a two-state solution while rejecting two-state solutions.