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(Scroll down for video) China will attempt to kick start the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks this week, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas head to the country this week.
Abbas and Netanyahu are visiting China at the same time, but officials in China are skeptical about making any progress at the meeting, although Beijing has offered to help.
Abbas arrived on Sunday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, as his first visit to China after Palestine has obtained state observer status in the U.N., while Netanyahu will be here tomorrow for bilateral talks after being elected again last month.
It will be the first Israeli leader's visit here after the new Chinese leadership headed by Xi took over after once in a decade leadership change earlier this year.
“As other countries have failed to promote peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians it is time for a new country, such as China to try to spark the continuation of peace talks,” O’Niel, 30, of Charleston, South Carolina told YourJewishNews.com after learning about the visit to China.Mobile video not loading? Click here to view