الزخم الذي حدث مؤخراً بمقر الأمم المتحدة في نيويورك من أجل القضية الفلسطينية وحل الدولتين بمبادرة المملكة وفرنسا، يمكن اعتباره أهم حدث عملي في المسار المعقد لهذا الملف منذ وقت طويل. لقد وضع المجتمع الدولي أمام امتحان أخلاقي واختبار إنساني للحقوق والقوانين والشرعية التي يتحدث عنها في منابره، لكنها حين تتعلق بالحق الفلسطيني يحدث النكوص والتراجع، والتهرب من تحمل المسؤولية.
المؤتمر الذي قادته المملكة وفرنسا على مدى يومين تم الإعداد له جيداً، وباحترافية سياسية عالية. لم تكن الطروحات خلاله إنشائية تستدر التعاطف، بل كانت مواجهة بحقائق التناقضات التي يمارسها المجتمع الدولي بخصوص فلسطين وشعبها، والتواطؤ الفاضح مع دولة الاحتلال الإسرائيلي. الكلمات التي ألقاها ممثلو دول العالم التي شاركت شكلت تحولاً نوعياً في الخطاب، وأحرجت المترددين الذين يخشون تبعات الاصطدام بالموقف الأمريكي المساند لإسرائيل دون تحفظ. لقد لمسنا خلال المؤتمر توجهاً مختلفاً من شأنه إعطاء زخم كبير لاجتماع الجمعية العمومية في سبتمبر المقبل، حيث سيكون حل الدولتين هو الموضوع الرئيسي.
من نتائج المؤتمر أننا كسبنا موقفاً جديداً في غاية الأهمية لبريطانيا لصالح حل الدولتين عندما صرح وزير خارجيتها أنها ستعترف بالدولة الفلسطينية إذا لم تتوقف مجازر غزة، صحيح أنه موقف مشروط لكنه تحول كبير في سياسة دولة كبرى ارتبطت تأريخياً بإنشاء دولة الاحتلال واستمرارها.
لقد أثبتت التجارب على مدى ثمانية عقود أن الشعارات لن تجلب حقاً للفلسطينيين، وحده العمل الدبلوماسي الاحترافي الكثيف، والضغط المتواصل على المجتمع الدولي باستخدام أوراق الحقائق، هو الكفيل بتغيير قواعد اللعبة، وهذا ما فعلته المملكة بمشاركة فرنسا.
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
The momentum that recently occurred at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the Palestinian cause and the two-state solution, initiated by Saudi Arabia and France, can be considered the most significant practical event in the complex trajectory of this file in a long time. The international community has been put to an ethical test and a humanitarian examination of the rights, laws, and legitimacy it speaks about on its platforms, but when it comes to Palestinian rights, there is regression and retreat, and an evasion of responsibility.
The conference led by Saudi Arabia and France over two days was well-prepared and executed with high political professionalism. The proposals during it were not merely rhetorical appeals for sympathy, but rather confrontations with the realities of the contradictions practiced by the international community regarding Palestine and its people, and the blatant complicity with the Israeli occupying state. The words delivered by representatives of the participating countries marked a qualitative shift in the discourse and embarrassed those hesitant to confront the repercussions of clashing with the unwavering American stance supporting Israel. We sensed during the conference a different approach that could provide significant momentum for the General Assembly meeting next September, where the two-state solution will be the main topic.
One of the outcomes of the conference is that we gained a new and highly significant position from Britain in favor of the two-state solution when its Foreign Secretary stated that it would recognize the Palestinian state if the massacres in Gaza do not stop. It is true that this position is conditional, but it represents a significant shift in the policy of a major country historically linked to the establishment and continuation of the occupying state.
Experiences over the past eight decades have proven that slogans will not bring rights to the Palestinians; only intense professional diplomatic work and continuous pressure on the international community using factual evidence can change the rules of the game, and this is what Saudi Arabia has done in collaboration with France.
The conference led by Saudi Arabia and France over two days was well-prepared and executed with high political professionalism. The proposals during it were not merely rhetorical appeals for sympathy, but rather confrontations with the realities of the contradictions practiced by the international community regarding Palestine and its people, and the blatant complicity with the Israeli occupying state. The words delivered by representatives of the participating countries marked a qualitative shift in the discourse and embarrassed those hesitant to confront the repercussions of clashing with the unwavering American stance supporting Israel. We sensed during the conference a different approach that could provide significant momentum for the General Assembly meeting next September, where the two-state solution will be the main topic.
One of the outcomes of the conference is that we gained a new and highly significant position from Britain in favor of the two-state solution when its Foreign Secretary stated that it would recognize the Palestinian state if the massacres in Gaza do not stop. It is true that this position is conditional, but it represents a significant shift in the policy of a major country historically linked to the establishment and continuation of the occupying state.
Experiences over the past eight decades have proven that slogans will not bring rights to the Palestinians; only intense professional diplomatic work and continuous pressure on the international community using factual evidence can change the rules of the game, and this is what Saudi Arabia has done in collaboration with France.


