Will security deal with Israel jeopardize Japan’s impartial image in the Middle East? Japan has long been hailed as an impartial broker of a future deal between Israel and the Palestinians. (AFP)“Japan feels relieved from the pressure that existed in trying to balance its Middle East policy with its energy security,” Tanaka told Arab News Japan. Waleed Siam, the Palestinian Authority’s ambassador to Tokyo, told Arab News Japan that the Japanese government is “mostly supportive” of the two sides. Japan has long framed itself as the country most capable of negotiating a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians.

Source: Libya Today September 03, 2022 10:23 UTC