French President Emmanuel Macron says France could recognise Palestine as soon as June. <br /><br />Even though Palestine has been recognised as a sovereign state by almost 150 countries, most major Western powers have not, including the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Japan.<br />France has long championed a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, but formal recognition by Paris of a Palestinian state would mark a major policy switch. <br />
