China Emerges as a Potential Mediator for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss a Chinese proposal for peace between Israel and Palestine, which calls for the creation of an international conference to promote peace talks aimed at establishing a sovereign Palestinian state along the pre-1967 lines and the funneling of significant amounts of international aid to sustain the new entity. Palestinians view China as a more desirable mediator than the US, which they no longer trust. The US has failed to apply pressure on Israel to make concessions, and Palestinians accuse the US of employing double standards in its dealings with Israel.