French President Macron requested to visit Israel ahead of Paris's expected recognition of a Palestinian state, but Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected the request, linking the visit to the withdrawal of the recognition. Former French-Israeli lawmaker Meyer Habib confirmed Macron's attempt to visit Israel but was turned down by Netanyahu.
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