Settlers reportedly stormed Palestinian villages in the West Bank shortly before Trump cancelled sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the territoryAsked about recent events in the occupied West Bank, Jordan’s foreign minister said that “maintaining the security of the West Bank” is of “top priority”, warning that otherwise it could “destabilise the whole region”.Asked by a Palestinian delegate at the World Economic Forum in Davos if there is a strategy in play with neighbouring countries to protect the West Bank, Ayman Safadi responded:The West Bank has been on our radar since day one. As you know, we have a tremendous interest in the West Bank. It is on our border. It could destablise the whole region. And again, we’ve been working very, very hard – including directly with the Israelis, with our American friends, with our European friends [and] with the Palestinians – to make sure that the West Bank does not explode.Because, if it does explode then I think we’ll be talking about [an] even broader [conflict]. There is a moment of opportunity in the region right now with all that’s happening in Lebanon, Syria, the ceasefire, and I think we should not leave the fate of the future of the region to some radicals, some short-termists, some idealogically driven individuals and parties who just do not see beyond the moment.On Gaza, we cannot think short term … The key is: do we continue to think short term and just solve this problem only to face it again? Or do we really assess why we are here and what is it going to take to make sure that we aren’t here again?And my answer to that is a comprehensive solution that addresses the root causes of the problem; that is there are the Palestinian peoples out there who want their freedom and their state and there is an Israel out there as well that is going to remain in the region and we need to figure out a way for the two people to live together. None of them is leaving, so I think again … left to their own they will not solve it. Continue reading…
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Author : Amy Sedghi
Publish date : 2025-01-22 09:39:50
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Middle East crisis live: reports emerge of suspected settler attack as Trump’s UN pick backs Israeli claims to West Bank
