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China Offers to Broker Peace Between Israel and Palestine

In its latest effort at mediation in the region, China’s foreign minister informed his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is willing to help broker peace talks between the two parties.

In separate phone calls to the two officials on Monday, Qin Gang underlined China’s concern about rising tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as its support for resuming peace talks, according to Foreign Ministry comments issued late Monday.

Last month, Saudi Arabia and Iran signed an agreement in China to reestablish diplomatic contacts that had been severed in 2016. It was a big diplomatic moment for China, which Beijing highlighted as proof of its potential to be a diplomatic player in the Middle East.

According to a statement on the phone call, Qin underlined in his discussions with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen that Saudi Arabia and Iran have set a good example of mending disputes through diplomacy.

He told Cohen that Beijing encourages both Israel and the Palestinians to exercise political bravery and resume peace talks. “China is willing to provide convenience for this,” he said, according to reports.

China and Iran

In more than a decade, Israel and the Palestinians have not undertaken significant peace talks to settle their century-long conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is committed to expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, which the majority of the international community considers illegal and an impediment to peace, and several of his key allies are vehemently opposed to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

Cohen reiterated his country’s commitment to decreasing tensions, but said the matter appeared to be difficult to address in the short term, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

According to Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Qin and Cohen discussed “the importance of maintaining quiet at the Temple Mount, particularly in the final days of Ramadan,” the Muslim holy month, but no mention was made of peace discussions with the Palestinians.

According to the statement, Cohen highlighted “the threat that we see in Iran’s nuclear programme” and urged China to assist in preventing Tehran from gaining nuclear weapons.

According to a second statement, Qin also assured Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki that China is eager to play an active role in resuming discussions.

Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, confirmed Qin’s outreach to the two officials on Tuesday. “It is never too late to do the right thing,” he believes.

This month has seen an uptick in violence in Israel and the West Bank, sparked by an Israeli police raid on Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Israeli-Palestinian peace process

After militants in the two territories fired rocket salvos into Israel, the Israeli force bombed locations affiliated to the Palestinian group Hamas in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. The mosque is built on a contentious mountaintop recognized as Islam’s third holiest place and Judaism’s holiest location.

China has previously been involved in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. China has recently indicated support for a two-state solution to the conflict and urged both parties to resume peace talks.

China has also urged the international community to become more involved in fostering peace between Israel and Palestine. In 2017, China organised a peace symposium in Beijing, which was attended by Israeli and Palestinian authorities.

It is critical to highlight that any measures to facilitate peace discussions between Israel and Palestine will necessitate both sides’ collaboration and agreement. The conflict is a complex and long-standing issue with deep political and religious divisions, and resolving it will necessitate persistent work and dedication from all parties concerned.

UN Partitioned the region

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a long-running and complex topic for decades. It stems from a history of opposing claims to the same land, as both Israelis and Palestinians see the region of Israel and the Palestinian territories as their homeland.

The battle dates back to the late nineteenth century, when Jewish immigrants began to settle in the region, which was under Ottoman administration at the time. Following World War I, the League of Nations mandated Britain to oversee the territory, and the United Nations agreed in 1947 to partition the region into separate Jewish and Arab republics.

The Jewish community endorsed the proposal, while Arab states rejected it, resulting in Israel’s war with its Arab neighbours in 1948. This war forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to flee and become refugees.

There have been numerous wars and peace initiatives between the two sides since then, but no long-term peace accord has been struck. The main points of dispute are the borders of a Palestinian state, the status of Jerusalem, Palestinian refugee rights, and Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

The conflict has had a tremendous influence on the people who live in the region, with both Israelis and Palestinians facing bloodshed, displacement, and economic hardship as a result of it. Finding a solution to the conflict continues to be a significant challenge for the international community.

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