Although there was a lot of talk in the media statements, the Palestinian issue hardly came up in the “Pisgat Hanegev” meetings until the Secretary of State raised the issue and asked the Arab foreign ministers to work to strengthen the PA. And also: Who did the event serve?
Last night (Monday) ended the historic summit in the Negev, which was attended by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and Foreign Ministers of Bahrain, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
Barak Ravid from Walla reported in an interview with 103 about behind the scenes at the summit. “There was a lot of talk about Iran. In the statements almost no one talked about Iran, but in the room itself there was a lot of talk about the issue, and in the statements almost everyone talked about the Palestinians, but hardly in conversation between them. that’s how it is”.
“The person who raised the Palestinian issue during the talks was Linken, and he asked all Arab foreign ministers to see how it can help strengthen the Palestinian Authority,” he added.
He further added: “This event served not only Lapid and the State of Israel of course, and not only the Arab foreign ministers, but also Blinken very much because it gave him an opportunity to come to the region, make this picture and show American involvement.”
“The main argument against the United States on the part of the countries in the region is that America is not involved enough. That’s why the event was important to the Americans, they were not so interested in the content. ”