Dozens of ministers from countries around the world are currently participating in a conference on the aim of promoting the solution of the two states – an Israeli and a Palestinian -, although they and the boycott.
Following the announcement on Thursday of the French president that the conference, convened by the UN General Assembly and which France and Saudi Arabia are co -chairing, hopes to boost the issue.
Who say ‘yes’, who are blocking
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Baros told La Tribune Dimanche in an interview Sunday Sunday that other European countries would confirm “their intention to recognize its state” during the conference, without specifying what they are.
“We will call for New York so that other countries can follow us and create an even more ambitious momentum that will culminate on September 21,” at the UN General Assembly, Baros said.
However, the recognition of a Palestinian state “should be part of a more comprehensive plan”, while Germany is not considering taking this step “in the short term”.
According to an AFP count, at least 142 of the 193 UN member states – including France – now recognize the Palestinian state.
For many decades, most of the international community has supported the beginning of the solution of the two states, an Israeli and a Palestinian.
The concern, the threat of a lost solution
But after 21 months of war in Gaza, the expansion of Jewish settlements to the occupied West Bank and the threats of Israeli officials that this area will be annexed to Israel, there are increasing concerns that it will be impossible to create a Palestinian state.
This concern also came up with the idea of organizing this conference, which will be attended by Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and many dozens of ministers from countries around the world.
The conference takes place at a time “when the prospect of the existence of the Palestinian state is threatened more than ever, but is more than ever necessary,” Baros commented.
The 3 axes of the UN Conference
In addition to this issue, the Conference will focus on three axes: reforms in the governance of the Palestinian Authority, its disarmament and its exclusion from the Palestinian rule and finally the normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab countries that have not yet done it.
This week no announcements by the Arab countries are expected to normalize their relations with Israel, but “for the first time the Arab countries will condemn Hamas and seek its disarmament,” Baros noted.
The conference “offers a unique opportunity to turn international law and international consensus into a realistic plan and to prove the determination to end the possession and the conflict,” the Palestinian ambassador to UN Riyad.
Israel and the US will not participate in the conference, which was originally scheduled to take place in June, but was postponed due to the war between Israel and Iran.
