In favor of the two-state solution in Middle East German Foreign Ministers Analena Berbock and US Anthony Blinken spoke out, calling for security for residents in both Israel and Gaza.

“I think in the coming months Israel will have an excellent opportunity to really and permanently close this vicious cycle of violence,” said the US secretary of state from the Munich Conference for Security, pointing out that there are “several factors” in the region that oppose the two-state solution, which envisions an independent Palestinian state that would coexist peacefully with Israel. Mr. Blinker also stated that almost all Arab countries are ready to accept Israel’s integration into the region in order to normalize relations, while at the same time, under the guidance of Arab countries, reforms are being promoted to revitalize and transform the Palestinian Authority to can more effectively represent Palestinian interests and be a better partner for Israel in the future.

“It is more urgent than ever to create a Palestinian state that will also guarantee Israel’s security and make the necessary commitments to achieve this. This could create an integrated region in which people would truly work together for the common good, a region where Israel will be secure in a way it has never been before,” said Mr. Blinken. “It’s difficult, it’s complicated, but it’s real,” he stressed, warning that the alternative is an endless repetition of the cycle of violence. “It is the duty of all those who have relations with countries in the region and bear responsibility to make this path really clear, realistic and goal-oriented,” he added.

Analena Burbock, for her part, was also in favor of continuing the negotiations. “The greatest harm to those who do not care about human rights and international order is that we give up and are not willing to see these various issues from the other side,” he noted and called for all available channels to be used for negotiations: “If we try resolve this terrible war in the Middle East from our different perspectives, then we can also create security for both the people of Israel and Gaza,” he said.

In response to a question about why Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are not on the list of terrorist organizations for Germany, Ms Burbock said this was related to the fact that there was “no evidence of direct involvement in terrorist attacks abroad” and stressed that a “legal basis” was needed. But this does not mean that we avert our gaze, the minister clarified: “It is clear that the Revolutionary Guards are violating human rights, that is why they are being sanctioned. Their members cannot enter the EU and their assets in Europe are frozen, he explained.