The Hebrew website Ynet said, on Saturday, that China has achieved diplomatic and intellectual success in the Middle East, and has become an important player in the region after it succeeded in renewing relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran after a long rupture.

According to the Hebrew site, China seems to be trying to be on the way to resolving the decades-old conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

The site indicated that last Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Gang spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, and that the latter's ministry statement did not refer to addressing the file of the conflict with the Palestinians, and that the Iranian nuclear file was discussed, while the ministry in Beijing indicated that its minister He spoke with Cohen and the Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad Al-Maliki, and focused on the fear of escalation in the Palestinian territories, and his country's support for the resumption of peace talks between the two parties.

After the success in renewing relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Beijing is heading to try to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: "It is never too late. The recent agreement was an example of overcoming differences." Netanyahu said he was unaware of the initiative, which is a signal to the Chinese that Israel is committed to the United States - and called on Washington to: "increase involvement in the Middle East."

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry statement at the time, Gang informed the Israeli and Palestinian foreign ministers that China was ready to assist in the talks between the two parties, and even stressed that the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a good example of overcoming differences through dialogue, and that Beijing encourages showing political courage and moving towards Resumption of dialogue between the two parties.

A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, a day after that conversation, that his minister, Chen Gang, told Ministers Cohen and Al-Maliki, "It is not yet time to do the right thing." Resolve the conflict in the short term.

Against the background of Chinese activity in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked a few days ago in an interview with the American CNBC channel about this, and he said, directing his message to the Saudis after the agreement with Iran mediated by China, "95% of the problems in the Middle East stem from Iran, and the evidence for that The misery of the countries that are close to Iran, including Lebanon, Yemen, Syria and Iraq.

He believed that this deal has more to do with the war in Yemen, and that Saudi Arabia understands that Israel is a necessary partner for it, he said.

He added, "We respect China, and we do great business with it, but we have a necessary alliance with our great friend the United States .. Israel is not alone, most countries in the Middle East welcome greater American participation in the Middle East, and it is very important for the United States to be clear about its commitment." towards regional issues.

Ron Ben-Yishai, a military and security commentator for Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, says that the worrying thing is that China is strengthening its grip on the Middle East, as a result of renewing these relations at the expense of the United States, which is the sponsor of Israel in the region, pointing to the decline of the American role in the region in exchange for the rise of the main Chinese competitor.

Tommy Steiner, director of policy at the Chinese-Israeli Global Network and Academic Leadership (Signal), says that the meaning of Netanyahu's statements is that his government has begun to understand that Chinese interference in political and strategic affairs in the Middle East can harm Israel, which must act wisely towards what is happening.