The head of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Moscow to negotiate with Putin about a new international conference on the Middle East. The participants are supposed Abbas, develop new principles, based on which the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be finally resolved. In response to the proposal of the Palestinian politician, Putin confirmed that Russia intends to maintain a “constructive dialogue” in the Middle East.
«I know that you are now making strenuous efforts to push the process of settlement. Of course, we will support your efforts to ensure that activate all that is necessary to enter a constructive dialogue, “- said Putin
After Moscow, Abbas will continue to tour, to negotiate with Western leaders about the conference. .
Its main goal – to win the support of the most influential powers, and to achieve international recognition of the Palestinian state
The estimated time of the conference -. this summer . year
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The head of the Palestinian Authority has already visited France, where he met with President Francois Hollande. Paris actively supports the initiative of the resumption of negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis. If the process fails, France will consider the opportunity to recognize Palestine as an independent state, already signaled the official Paris.
After Abbas will visit Germany and meet with Chancellor of the country, Angela Merkel, and then travel to New York and speak in support of Security Council resolution UN against the construction of settlements in the disputed territories. Previously, the resolution with this formulation blocked the US.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the missing of the media focus on the background of the conflict in Syria lasts in fact since 1947, even before the official declaration of the state of Israel in 1948. Despite the fact that the acute phase of the conflict there is now, Palestinian radicals, with the support of Hamas continues to carry out attacks against Israelis.
According to the publication The Times of Israel, October c last year at the hands of lone terrorists killed 29 Israelis and three foreigners. However, the victims turned out to be much more among the Palestinians themselves: 188 people. Some of them were killed while attempting to commit acts of terrorism.
Moscow will reboot
Numerous attempts by the US to make progress on the stalled Israeli-Palestinian negotiations have failed. In addition, Jerusalem considers the current US administration is too annoying, against this background, the relationship between the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama are going through hard times. Despite repeated admonitions Obama, Netanyahu is not going to stop the construction in the disputed territories. This, in turn, provoked a strong reaction from the Palestinian and provokes further surge in ethnic violence
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Aware of the impasse, the head of the PNA Mahmoud Abbas is trying to “reset” the settlement process. Interest in the new format shows and Netanyahu. The politician said earlier about the possibility of meeting with Palestinian counterpart
Prime Minister of Israel, in turn, also will arrive in Russia -. On Thursday. Putin would like to continue to play a role as a key intermediary between the Middle East policy, especially after the armistice in Syria, experts.
Putin have spoken today to do more features than Obama, who a few months leaves office, He told “Gazeta.ru” a leading analyst of the Washington-based center of expertise Gulf State Analytics Theodore Karasik. “Russia is trying to play the first violin in solving the Middle East problems, as evidenced by the visits of Abbas and Netanyahu. Today, with all the complexity of the conflict Moscow seeks to influence both sides, “- said the expert
Zvi Magen, Israel’s former ambassador to Russia and a senior expert of the Israeli Institute for National Security, said. that Americans “do not want to give Russia” on the issue of Israel and Palestine. “The US wants to solve, if not, then control the process, but they have to reckon with Russia, which is now entrenched in the Middle East”, – he added “Gazety.Ru»
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in recent years, Moscow’s active in the issue of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has become particularly noticeable. In the last month held a number of meetings between representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry and representatives of the remaining participants of the “Quartet” (in addition to Russia, it includes the US, EU and UN). On Monday, the director of the Middle East Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Vershinin arrived in Belgium to participate in the next meeting of the mediators. In February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pointed out the need for the resumption of the peace process between Israel and Palestine at the time of his meeting with Director General of the Foreign Ministry of Israel Dori by Gold.
On the Israeli-Palestinian process most directly affected by the conflict in Syria. Destabilization of the situation in that country has led to a deterioration of the external security of Israel. Fighting in Syria have jeopardized the safety of the Golan Heights, which has long maintained a ceasefire
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After the start of the conflict in the area began to arrive radical groups that have begun to bombard Israeli territory. Due to this factor Jerusalem for the first time in 49 years held a government meeting on the territory of the Golan Heights. After the meeting, Netanyahu said that the area “will forever remain in the hands of Israel».
Zvi Magen noted that during the meeting between Putin and Netanyahu, the issue of control over the heights is bound to be on the agenda.
Senior researcher, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, an expert on the Middle East, Vladimir Akhmedov noted that prior to the beginning of the Syrian conflict, Russia had a great influence on the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli settlement. While Syria has actively supported Hamas, which operated on the territory of Palestine. “Today, these connections are lost,” – said the expert
Ahmadov recalls that in 2005 Putin during his visit to Israel proposed the foundation of the peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian settlement.. It has been favorably accepted by a number of Arab states. However, the situation has worsened since then, experts say, due to a change in relations with Turkey, as well as the factor of Iran, which is a game in the region. “The peculiarity of the prospects I do not see. Map of the region has changed a lot, it’s worth it, but do not think it will turn out “, -. Akhmedov says
According to the expert, the conflict between Israel and Palestine, despite the chronic character, if the political will on the part of the leading players can be decided.
this was stated in an interview with “Gazeta.ru” and former special envoy of US President Barack Obama in the Middle East Daniel Kurttser. “Should be established two capitals in Jerusalem. Most of the settlements must be dismantled. Must be exchanged territories at different locations, – he said. – No one wants to sacrifice their own interests, to make Israel and Palestine agree »
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