France still supports Palestinian statehood

France still supports Palestinian statehood and will continue to do so despite the terror attacks that took Paris by surprise last week, the Times of Israel reported on Thursday.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls took a conference call with American Jewish leaders on Thursday, when he was posed the question of if the events of last week would change France's position on Palestinian statehood.

"The two things are not related," Valls said. “You know how much friendship I feel toward Israel. The bond between France and Israel is very strong. Of course we can disagree on one political topic or another."

In his call, Valls made the point that France's recognition of Palestine did not prevent the attacks from occurring.

“They target France because of French values.”