Beijing symposium aims to cool down Palestine-Israel tension
2017-12-19 09:48:36 source：Global Times
December 18, 2017
The Palestine-Israel peace symposium to be held in Beijing on Thursday and Friday is expected to help cool down the escalating tensions in Gaza and the West Bank between the two peoples since US President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem the legitimate capital of Israel in early December, said experts.
China will host the symposium for Palestinian and Israeli peace advocates in Beijing on Thursday and Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced in a daily briefing last week.
Nabil Shaath, foreign affairs adviser to the Palestinian president, and Hilik Bar, deputy speaker of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, will bring delegations to the symposium, Lu said.
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