We live in the age of the empty gesture. Macron can go to his Saudi summit and declare his recognition of a Palestinian state, where the men slap the women and not the other way around. Spain and Ireland declared their recognition of “Palestine” a while back, and did anything change? When the Spanish ambassador to their fantasy state tried to live in Israel, where things actually work, the Foreign Ministry ordered him to move to Ramallah. Today's diplomacy consists of communiques, statements, demands, threats, and consultations.
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