Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian said on Tuesday that representatives of the two main Palestinian factions, terrorist groups Hamas and Fatah, had made progress during “unity talks” held in Beijing recently.
Rin Said Hamas and Fatah have sent representatives to Beijing in response to China’s call for “in-depth and frank dialogue on promoting Palestinian reconciliation.”
“Both sides fully expressed their political will to achieve reconciliation through dialogue and consultation, and discussed a number of concrete issues, resulting in encouraging progress.”
No announcements were made and the talks were held without much fuss. Mr. Lin did not indicate exactly when this “dialogue” took place, and the question that prompted the issue was clearly planted by Chinese state media, so Mr. Lin’s statement on Tuesday The press conference appeared to be an attempt by the Chinese Communist Party to squeeze as much good press out of China as possible. A meeting without much success.
Lin said the Palestinian factions “agreed to continue this dialogue process in order to achieve Palestinian unity and cohesion as soon as possible.”
Lin said that the Palestinians “highly value China’s firm support for the cause of restoring the legitimate statehood of the Palestinian people, appreciate the efforts of the Chinese side to help strengthen solidarity within Palestine, and look forward to future dialogue.” We have reached an agreement on ideas for this.”
arab media report Last week, Hamas and Fatah sent representatives to Beijing in response to China’s invitation, but provided few other details.a similar summit A meeting held in Moscow in February purported to formulate a “unified strategy” for Israel’s military operations in Gaza was met with enthusiasm, saying Israel’s actions in Gaza brought Palestinians closer together than ever before. Despite this declaration, there appears to be little progress.
Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen News is believed to have said: affiliated with With Hezbollah, Quote According to a “Palestinian source”, Hamas and Fatah “impose the importance of unifying the Palestinian position on Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, the importance of a ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the Gaza Strip”, They also discussed the importance of resistance from the Gaza Strip. Israeli “settlers” in the West Bank, in other words, everything they have already agreed to.
Hamas and Fatah are deadly violence Hamas secured victory in the short but brutal conflict by having a masked terrorist sit at the desk of Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and mockingly make a fictitious phone call to then-US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, telling him: declared. Mr. Abbas informed her that he would no longer be able to take her calls.
In addition to their struggle for power, Fatah and Hamas also have deep ideological differences, with Fatah generally promoting itself as the more rational faction. Fatah, which rules the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, sees its fortunes taking a turn for the worse as the war in Gaza strengthens Palestinian sympathies for the Palestinian Authority. violent savage of Hamas.
extreme left new york times (New York Times) no surprises He said Beijing talks between Fatah and Hamas had not achieved much because “power sharing will require more compromises than currently seem possible.”
Hamas says Fatah could take over the Gaza Strip after Israel annihilates it, or that a “two-state solution” for the Palestinians could become possible if Hamas is frozen from power. He seems particularly determined to counteract the Biden administration’s ideas.
On the other hand, China seems to be determined as follows. torch Build good relations with Israel to build trust among Islamic countries. China refuses to condemn Hamas’s atrocities on October 7, strongly supports Hamas’s calls for a “ceasefire” to maintain its survival as a military and terrorist force, and insists that Hamas’ It seems that he is willing to accept all claims.
China, for its part, does not seek to bring Hamas and Fatah closer together in order to maintain the illusion of a new Palestinian “state” with responsible leaders, an increasingly influential superpower and global deal maker. It may be that they have calculated that there is no way to maintain their image.
“Arab and Palestinian officials believe that the PA, which controls a limited area of the West Bank, should take on the role of governing Gaza once the war ends. Until it resolves its longstanding differences, it is unclear how the relatively secular PA will be able to operate in territory it has lost to Islamic militants, both in terms of elections and on-the-ground control.” . financial times (FT) observed on tuesday.
