China News Service, May 26 (Liu Danyi) US Secretary of State Blincol began a trip to the Middle East on the 24th. He will meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials and mediate on the Palestinian-Israeli issue.

The Palestine-Israel conflict has just subsided, and Brinken chooses to visit at this time. What are the considerations?

Data map: US Secretary of State Blincoln.

Timing

After the Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire, senior US officials visit the Middle East

　　According to reports, during the four-day visit, Brinken will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and other officials, and will meet with Palestinian President Abbas, Prime Minister Ashtiye and other senior officials.

　　In addition, Brinken will also travel to Cairo to negotiate with Egyptian President Sisi, and then to Amman to hold talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan.

　　Brinken’s trip was chosen after the end of the worst violent conflict between Palestine and Israel in seven years.

This conflict that alarmed the international community lasted 11 days and caused more than 200 deaths. The two sides began a ceasefire in the early morning of the 21st.

Many areas of Gaza that have been tragically bombed are devastated.

Data map: On May 11, local time, during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, bursts of smoke from the explosion occurred over the buildings in the Gaza area.

　　Regarding the purpose of Brinken's visit to the Middle East, Li Weijian, a researcher at the Foreign Policy Research Institute of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies and vice president of the Chinese Middle East Society, said that the United States has two considerations.

Palestine-Israel is one of the issues that Biden has promised to participate in solving since he took office. However, the issue of Palestine-Israel was shelved due to the new crown epidemic, US-EU relations, and the Iranian nuclear issue. The conflict broke out and the US had to pay attention. Move to the issue.

　　In addition, the United States is facing multiple pressures both domestically and internationally due to the ceasefire.

The United States still wants to dominate the Palestinian-Israeli issue and demonstrate its influence through this visit.

Data map: On May 21, local time, in the Gaza Strip, a local family was driving back to their home.

What to talk about?

The U.S. will not talk directly with Hamas

　　On the 25th local time, Brinken and his party arrived in Israel.

US President Biden said in a statement on the 24th that Brinken will "meet with Israeli leaders to discuss our firm commitment to Israeli security."

　　Li Weijian said that the United States has always been a protagonist in the Palestinian-Israeli issue, but its role is limited.

If the United States really wants to promote peace between Palestine and Israel, it can actually do better.

　　Dong Manyuan, a researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, pointed out that Brinken’s visit to the Middle East was to reinforce the political achievements of Israel’s military strikes against Hamas. The United States and Israel may discuss how to weaken Hamas’s ruling foundation.

　　This conflict has dealt a severe blow to Hamas to a certain extent. Israel’s indiscriminate bombing of Gaza has aggravated the situation in which Gaza’s economy is on the verge of collapse, and has made Hamas lose its mass base.

　　According to reports, Brinken’s trip will focus on coordinating the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, and will not engage in dialogue and contact with the Hamas forces that actually control the Gaza Strip.

　　Dong Manyuan said that during the talks between Brinken and Palestinian leader Abbas, the two sides may discuss the issue of aid.

Data map: US President Biden.

　Will be adjusted?

　　The Biden administration is not focused on the Middle East

　　Although Palestine and Israel temporarily restored calm, analysis pointed out that long-term problems that could not be resolved even after decades of conflict will not be resolved because of the ceasefire.

　　The United States has previously stated that the "two-state solution" is the only answer to the conflict between the two parties.

Biden emphasized: "This is the only answer, the only solution."

　　Although Biden overthrew the Middle East policy during the Trump era, this does not mean that the focus of US foreign policy will shift to the Middle East.

　　Dong Manyuan said that Brinken's visit to the Middle East was to serve the strategic needs of the United States and to concentrate resources to engage in great power competition.

The United States hopes to stabilize Palestine and stabilize the Middle East region, so that it can ensure that it reduces investment in this area.

　　Li Weijian also expressed the same view.

He said that the United States is currently focusing on the game of great powers. After the Palestinian election is over, the United States may adjust related policies according to the election situation.

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