French official declines Israeli claim of seeking recognising Palestinian state – Middle East Monitor

Amid rising tensions between Paris and Tel Aviv, two senior French officials have arrived in Israel for meetings with Israeli leaders ahead of a planned international conference.

The conference, scheduled to take place in about two weeks, is jointly sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia. According to Paris, its aim is to support the implementation of the two-state solution. However, Israel views the conference as a covert attempt to unilaterally recognise the…