https://www.timesofisrael.com/havin...s-look-to-china-to-mediate-peace-with-israel/
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Fresh off brokering the restoration of ties between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, Chiese President Xi Jinping is looking to further bolster Beijing’s image as a power player in the Middle East.
Hosting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, Xi introduced another Chinese proposal for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
The plan largely mirrors previous Chinese initiatives unveiled over the past decade: It calls for the creation of an international conference to promote peace talks aimed at establishing a sovereign Palestinian state along the pre-1967 lines and the funneling of significant amounts of international aid to sustain the new entity.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, now heading the most right-wing government in Israel’s history, is sure to reject the proposal, as Jerusalem moves further away from accepting the land for peace notion.
But for Ramallah, China represents a far more desirable mediator than America, in which it no longer has much trust.
In a recent interview from his Ramallah office, PA Social Welfare Minister Ahmad Majdalani argued that China is in a better position to coax Israel into making concessions after the US has for years refused to apply such pressure.
“We don’t think the destiny of the world is in American hands. There are other emerging powers in the world,” said Majdalani…..
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Fresh off brokering the restoration of ties between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, Chiese President Xi Jinping is looking to further bolster Beijing’s image as a power player in the Middle East.
Hosting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, Xi introduced another Chinese proposal for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
The plan largely mirrors previous Chinese initiatives unveiled over the past decade: It calls for the creation of an international conference to promote peace talks aimed at establishing a sovereign Palestinian state along the pre-1967 lines and the funneling of significant amounts of international aid to sustain the new entity.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, now heading the most right-wing government in Israel’s history, is sure to reject the proposal, as Jerusalem moves further away from accepting the land for peace notion.
But for Ramallah, China represents a far more desirable mediator than America, in which it no longer has much trust.
In a recent interview from his Ramallah office, PA Social Welfare Minister Ahmad Majdalani argued that China is in a better position to coax Israel into making concessions after the US has for years refused to apply such pressure.
“We don’t think the destiny of the world is in American hands. There are other emerging powers in the world,” said Majdalani…..
