China’s Position on the Palestine-Israel Issue: A Historical Perspective

Year 2017, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 4 - 23, 01.12.2017

Yang Chen

Abstract

The Question of Palestine is the core of Middle East issues and the one of the root factors of peace in the Middle East. From the historical perspective, China’s position on this issue has always been clear, consistent and convergent with the international community, which is supporting the Palestinian just cause. But there are also some twists and turns between China on the one hand and Palestine and Israel on the other hand. It can be divided into the following periods: Friendly historical relations between China and the Jewish nation; ProArab and Anti-Israel ; Keep Balance between Arab and Israel ; Active Participation of Palestine-Israel Issue under Belt & Road Initiative. Although China’s position and recommendations on the Palestine-Israel issue are more easily accepted by both sides, the current Chinese Middle East policy is still trapped in the predicament of “morality” and “interest”. On the one hand, China has to support Arab countries’ just cause, but it is impossible to give up its friendly relations with Israel on the other hand. The Belt & Road Initiative will provide a great opportunity for China to actively engage in the hot issues in the Middle East

Keywords

Palestine-Israel Issue, China, BRI, Middle East

Çin’in Filistin-İsrail Meselesine Bakışı: Tarihsel Perspektif

Abstract

Filistin Sorunu, Ortadoğu meselelerinin özü ve Ortadoğu’da barışın ana vesilelerinden biridir. Tarihsel açıdan bakıldığında, Çin’in bu konuda karşısındaki duruşu her zaman açık, tutarlı ve Filistin’in haklı davasını destekleyen uluslararası topluma yakın olmuştur. Ancak bir tarafta Çin diğer tarafta ise Filistin ile İsrail arasında bazı detaylar bulunmaktadır. Bunlar şu şekilde dönemlere ayrılabilir: Çin ile Yahudi milleti arasında dostane tarihsel ilişkiler; Arap yanlısı ve İsrail karşıtı ; Araplar ile İsrail Arasındaki Dengeyi Korumak ; Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi kapsamında Filistinİsrail Sorununun Aktif Katılımı. Her ne kadar Çin’in Filistin-İsrail konusundaki konumu ve önerileri her iki tarafça da daha kolay kabul görse de, Çin’in şu anki Ortadoğu politikası halen “ahlak” ve “çıkar” çıkmazında sıkışmış durumda. Bir yandan Çin, Arap ülkelerinin haklı davasını desteklemek zorunda, ancak diğer taraftan İsrail ile dostane ilişkilerinden vazgeçmesi de imkansız. Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi, Çin’in Ortadoğu’daki sıcak sorunlara aktif olarak katılması için harika bir fırsat sağlayacak

Keywords

Filistin-İsrail meselesi, Çin, Kuşak ve Yol girişimi, Ortadoğu

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