Saturday, July 27, 2024

Second Cold War? China, Russia defy West with ‘Beijing Declaration’ - analysis

This last week saw an interesting development in the inner Palestinian arena, as Hamas and Fatah officials were among signers of a declaration of unity under Russian and Chinese auspices.

Signed by major Palestinian terrorist organizations, including Muslim Brotherhood branch Hamas, Islamic Republic aficionado Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and the Marxist-oriented Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP,) as well as organizations no longer formally recognized as terror groups despite their admitted and active participation in both the October 7 massacre and other violent acts, such as Fatah and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP).

The “Beijing Declaration” as it was branded featured nothing new nor did it delve into too many details. The Palestinian factions agreed to commit to the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, reaffirmed the Palestinians’ right to ‘resist occupation,’ pledged to combat the siege on Gaza and any alleged Israeli attempts of evacuation, rejected any foreign intervention in the question of the “day after” in Gaza, expressed support for ‘the resistance,’ and commended the shaheeds and the prisoners.


The declaration also claimed that the factions will work to form a unity government which would wield power over both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and it even featured a clause committing to prepare the ground for the carrying out of general elections and a “developing” of the PLO. READ MORE