Palestinian factions meet in Beijing to sign a unity declaration | DW News

Chinese state media say rival Palestinian factions including Hamas and Fatah have signed a declaration in Beijing to unite the two groups. The two groups have competed for power in Gaza and the West Bank for years. The so-called Beijing Declaration is aimed at strengthening Palestinian unity and involves more than a dozen Palestinian factions. Hamas is considered a terrorist group by the US, EU and other states, but not so by China. Israel swiftly rejected the agreement adding that Hamas's rule "will be crushed."

0:00 Rival Palestinian factions meet in Beijing to sign a unity declaration

2:36 Ahmed Aboudouh, Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Program, Chatham House

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[vestasharp]

USA: "There is an overcapacity of peace agreements in the Middle East."

[打火机回]

I am from China and I am happy to see the reconciliation among the Palestinian factions. We have also experienced war and helplessness, and we can sympathize with the suffering of the Palestinian people. Thinking back to the time when China was invaded by Japan, if there had been a responsible big country to coordinate, countless lives could have been saved. (Beijing Declaration) This is a good start. Unite and be united to the outside world, strive for an early victory, and bless Palestine and the Palestinian people.

[wentjen]

DW reports this news with a heavy heart. Reporting anything positive about China is against their SOP. Well done China you really made a difference to the world.

[sxzty]

Hamas was originally a charity organization.
The West should reflect on what turned Hamas into a military organization.
What negative role did Western countries play in this process?
Reflect on why China always brings peace, while the West always brings genocide, war, and humanitarian crises.

[ChopinLuke]

This is something you would expect a super power does to keep the world in peace. Your guest didn’t think it will help on the regional peace but we all realize that it is the first step to PEACE. No one expects that it will happen in one night. Without the first step, you won’t see the light in the tunnel in the Middle East. Great job, China!

[zhoma]

DW was waiting for American approval to report it.

[rbrb]

EU and US calling Hamas a terrorist, is like a serial killer calling a shoplifter a criminal

[gchvjbjchxx]

I admire Western media. As long as news is related to China, you can always find a negative way to present it.

[someaccount-mptk]

Respect to China for actually making moves for peace

[Qiushishuo]

DW is waiting for approval from US to speak this.😅😅😅😅

[egnielson]

Is this why you’re so late talking about the story? It took you time to figure out how to frame something objectively good in a negative light and find a stooge to agree with you?

[franklifeOtieno]

China doing great work to bring peace closer to Palestine

[Cremenium]

“Chinese STATE MEDIA SAYS”, “what China CALLS a unity deal”, “SO-CALLED Beijing declaration”😂😂😂

[GongGhuru]

Respect to China 🇨🇳 for standing up
for the Palestinian people 🇨🇳 🇵🇸
One Love ❤️ from jamaica 🇯🇲

[songnianzhang]

look at the picture, you will know how indecent DW is!

[lyndalevesque]

the Palestinians have decided to reconcile and it is Israel and the United States who are angry. how to explain this?

[directxxxx]

" Isreal and Taiwan are bases of operation for Imperialism by United States inAsia. They created Isreal for the Arabs and Taiwan for us. They both have the same objective."
Mao Zedong

[oceanblueavanue]

Its great to see China lead the way, china needs to rule the seas as it will bring a world of peace and raise the standard living for all. The global south should leave the UN and set up a new United Federation of Nations

[nukiolbartes]

DW, why u are publishing less reports from Gaza? Even tho the bombardment killings n genocide intensify.

[Majabe]

U.S. and western they support racist white South African apartheid. The same countries are supporting Israel racist apartheid state. These are the same colonial Western democracy