The summit underscores 'fault lines' between Western nations and the Muslim, Arab world, underscoring that 'the persistence of the Palestinian question' remains unresolved despite the passage of decades, according to regional expert.
The summit underscores "fault lines" between Western nations and the Muslim, Arab world, underscoring that "the persistence of the Palestinian question" remains unresolved despite the passage of decades, according to regional expert.Though a number of Arab leaders condemned the loss of Israeli civilian life, they refused to place the onus on Hamas for the bloodshed.
"The disagreement was over condemning Israel, which Western states refused to do," an Arab official told AFP on Sunday, requesting anonymity because they are not authorised to speak to the media. Another point of contention, diplomats said, was Western diplomats wanting to call for the release of hostages abducted by Hamas.
The summit, Bitar told AFP,"perfectly illustrates the deepening fault lines between the West and the Arab world, and the Global South more broadly," as decades have not dulled"the persistence of the Palestinian question".Though the list of Arab states with ties to Israel has grown in recent years, popular anti-Israel sentiment has remained strong.
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