Australia under pressure to join international push for Palestinian statehood led by Emmanuel Macron

France lobbies western nations as it prepares to co-host two-state solution summit with Saudi Arabia

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Australia is under pressure to join an international push to recognise Palestinian statehood as the French president, Emmanuel Macron, rallies global support for a new Middle East peace pact.

France has been lobbying western nations - including Australia and the UK - before a United Nations-backed summit in New York this month designed to accelerate momentum for a two-state solution.

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