The Times of Israel reports: “France hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris for a meeting on Tuesday, during which French President Emmanuel Macron committed to helping the PA draft a constitution for a future state.

Macron, whose country led the charge in recognizing a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly in September, said France and the PA would set up a joint committee to work on drawing up a new framework for the state.

‘This committee will be responsible for working on all legal aspects: constitutional, institutional and organizational,’ he told reporters, adding that Abbas had presented him with the first draft of a potential constitution…”