Erdogan accuses Israel of "genocidal mindset" at UN as Macron pushes Palestinian statehood

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron used their speeches at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to criticize Israel’s conduct in Gaza and push for Palestinian statehood.
Erdogan condemned Israel’s actions as “state terror” and accused it of a “genocidal mindset,” citing the deaths of 74,000 Palestinians over three years, most of them women and children. He called Gaza “the most shameful concentration camp of our time” and urged nations that have not yet recognized Palestine to reconsider, framing it as a moral imperative. The Israeli delegation walked out during his address .
Macron, in his final U.N. address as France’s president, questioned the international community’s credibility over inaction in Gaza, stating that a “supposed peace” had not reopened humanitarian corridors. He defended a two-state solution and criticized violations in the West Bank, arguing that undermining Palestinian sovereignty weakens Israel’s security .
Erdogan also reiterated Ankara’s commitment to advocating for Palestinian statehood, noting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ two-year absence from the General Assembly as an injustice. He pledged to “be the voice of a free and sovereign state of Palestine” in Abbas’ stead .
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