2023-11-11 10:20:00
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Saudi Arabia invites Arab and Islamic states to talks about the war in Israel. However, peace will not come anytime soon.
Update from November 11, 2023, 11 a.m: Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) reiterated German support for humanitarian ceasefires in the war between Israel and the Islamist Hamas. She remains critical of a ceasefire. She understood the “impulse” behind the demand, she said on Friday evening in Abu Dhabi during her visit to the United Arab Emirates.
The Green politician said anyone who calls for a “general ceasefire” must “also say what that means for the strength of Hamas and the fate of the hostages.” Israel’s security must also be taken into account. In Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and the Gulf Emirates, people are sure dpa-Information agreed on the need for humanitarian ceasefires. There were also shared concerns that the fighting would spread to the West Bank.
Update from November 11, 2023, 8:20 a.m.: Iran will also be represented at the OIC summit in Saudi Arabia. President Ebrahim Raisi will personally travel to Riyadh for this, the state news agency said IRNA with. Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are characterized by a strong rivalry that has regional and religious origins. The summit will primarily discuss the current situation in the Israel War and possible further steps.
Saudi Arabia calls for special summit over Israel war
First report from November 10, 2023: Riyadh – Diplomacy is also in full swing among Arab and Islamic states. The heads of state of Egypt and Qatar, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, met on Friday for talks on possible ways to bring about a ceasefire in the war between Israel and the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas. Both politicians discussed “the best ways” to “protect innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip and end the bloodshed,” the Egyptian presidency said after the meeting.
The meeting between Al-Sisi and Al-Thani comes ahead of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit on the Gaza war in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, where world leaders and Muslim religious leaders plan to push for an end to the fighting. On Saturday, at the request of the Palestinians and Saudi Arabia, the Arab League will meet there again to discuss the war in Israel. The meeting in Riyadh will focus on “Israeli aggression against Gaza,” the organization said in a preliminary statement.
Baerbock appeals to Arab Gulf states because of the war between Israel and Hamas
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) also began her crisis talks on the Gaza war on Friday at a meeting with the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The conversation in the capital Abu Dhabi is likely to focus on the hostages in the hands of the Islamist Hamas, the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and steps towards a possible peace through a two-state solution.
Saudi Arabia calls on Arab and Islamic states to talk about the Gaza war. © —
Before her departure, the Federal Foreign Minister appealed to the Arab Gulf states to work on a joint initiative for a two-state solution. “Only a return to the promise of living side by side – in two states – can bring Israelis and Palestinians alike a life of peace, security and dignity,” she said.
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Baerbock travels to Israel
In the evening, Baerbock wanted to travel to the Saudi capital Riyadh. She wants to speak there on Saturday with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and the Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Baerbock then wants to travel to Israel. Talks are planned there with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and opposition leader Jair Lapid, among others. A meeting with a representative of the Palestinian Authority is also planned.
Like Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates are considered influential mediators, for example when it comes to freeing the Hamas hostages, but also for a future peace solution. Hamas took 239 people hostage in its attack on Israel. According to the families, there are around 20 people among those abducted who also have German passports. (erpe/dpa)
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