UN conference on Israel-Palestinian concern held off following Iran attack

A United Nations conference co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia focused on creating a roadmap towards a two-state option in between Israel and the Palestinians has actually been held off after Israel released a military attack on Iran, 2 sources stated on Friday.

A Western diplomatic source in Riyadh stated that the Saudi-French conference would be held off partly due to the attacks on Iran.

A 2nd source familiar stated some delegations from the Middle East would not or might not come due to advancements.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were expected to co-chair the conference in June, concentrated on advancing the two-state option to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

Israeli authorities formerly declared that the conference was planned to promote unilateral acknowledgment of a Palestinian state– a claim France strongly rejects.

Possible services to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute

The leaders of France, the UK, and Canada launched a declaration that ended, “We verify the crucial function of the Top-level Two-State Option Conference at the UN in June in developing global agreement around this objective. And we are devoted to acknowledging a Palestinian state as a contribution to attaining a two-state option and are prepared to deal with others to this end.”

United States President Donald Trump does not think about the two-state option the only method to end the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

He has actually stated, “I support a strategy of peace, and it can take various types. I support whatever option we can do to get peace. There are other concepts besides two-state, however I support whatever is needed to get not simply peace, [but] an enduring peace. It can’t go on where every 5 years you wind up in disaster. There are other options.”

ALIZA PILICHOWSKI and AMICHAI STEIN added to this report.