{"id":208773,"date":"2019-04-07T03:46:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T07:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=208773"},"modified":"2019-04-07T03:46:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T07:46:42","slug":"oman-fm-palestinians-must-reassure-israel-its-not-in-peril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/07\/oman-fm-palestinians-must-reassure-israel-its-not-in-peril\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman FM: Palestinians must reassure Israel it’s not in peril"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bin Alawi spoke at a time of warming ties between Israel and several Gulf Arab states, as part of an unofficial alliance against Iranian influence in the region. (File Photo By Foreign and Commonwealth Office – Flickr, OGL v1.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DEAD SEA, Jordan \u2013 Oman’s foreign minister urged Palestinians on Saturday to reassure Israel that it is not under threat in the Middle East, drawing a rare public rebuke from his Jordanian counterpart.<\/p>\n

Oman’s Yusuf bin Alawi and Jordan’s Ayman Safadi shared the stage at a regional gathering of the World Economic Forum, held on Jordan’s shores of the Dead Sea.<\/p>\n

Bin Alawi spoke at a time of warming ties between Israel and several Gulf Arab states, as part of an unofficial alliance against Iranian influence in the region.<\/p>\n

The Omani minister said that Palestinians \u201cshould help Israel to get away from\u201d what he said was its mistaken sense of being threatened.<\/p>\n

Safadi responded sharply, to applause from the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI beg to differ on a number of issues,\u201d said Safadi. He noted that in 2002, as part of the Arab Peace Initiative, scores of Arab and Muslim countries offered Israel recognition in exchange for a withdrawal from occupied lands sought for a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n

Safadi said the problem is whether Israeli occupation \u201cis going to end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lebanon’s defence minister and Bahrain’s foreign minister were also present on stage during the exchange.<\/p>\n

The recent rapprochement between Israel and several Gulf states has been fueled by deepening rivalries between regional camps, led by Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. The Trump administration’s hard anti-Iran line has contributed to growing regional tensions.<\/p>\n

In October, Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to Oman and Israeli officials visited the United Arab Emirates in recent months.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Palestinians feel increasingly sidelined, fearing Israel, Gulf states and the U.S. plan to strike a deal behind their backs about the future of war-won lands they seek for a future state.<\/p>\n

Jordan, which has a peace treaty with Israel, considers itself a strong advocate for Palestinian political demands. A majority of the kingdom’s citizens are of Palestinian origin.<\/p>\n

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