The event in past years has largely become a forum for cooperation between the EU and the Arab world. “The two-state solution cannot remain a talking point.”Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, was invited to the event. Spain is one of the EU countries that has called for Israel to cease its assault, while also condemning the Hamas attack. Speaking alongside Al-Malki, Spanish Foreign Minister José Albares said that Hamas cannot be part of the solution. Al-Malki is the foreign minister for the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority, whose forces were driven out of Gaza by Hamas when it seized power in 2007.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 27, 2023 09:28 UTC