Japan on Israel Palestine (MUN Research)

Japan emphasises that the conflict between the Israeli and the Palestinian sides should be resolved only through negotiations, based on relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, the Madrid Principles, the Roadmap, the agreements previously reached by the parties and the Arab Peace Initiative, and that any violent acts must be firmly rejected.
Based on the aforementioned position, Japan is actively contributing in the process through three pillars; political dialogues with the parties concerned, promoting confidence-building between the Israeli and the Palestinian sides, and extending economic assistance to the Palestinians. Particularly, Japan will continue its unique efforts such as through the Conference on the Cooperation among East Asian countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) and the “Corridor for Peace and Prosperity” initiative.
Japan considers that the international community should actively support for peace in the Middle East. In this context, Japan highly appreciates the efforts toward peace made by the United States, the Quartet and the Middle Eastern countries. Considering that the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian issue could lead to the improvement of the relationship between Israel and Arab States, Japan supports the Arab Peace Initiative and urges Israel once again to consider the Initiative seriously, and also urges Arab countries to respond by taking concrete steps to implement the initiative. Japan is ready to be actively engaged in the multilateral process when it is convened.

Work Done :

Japan particularly continues to promote, in cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, Israel and Jordan, the “Corridor for Peace and Prosperity” initiative that is aimed at establishing a business model for regional cooperation through attracting investment and job creation. For these purposes, Japan will accelerate its efforts to activate the Jericho Agro-Industrial Park, which is the flagship project of the initiative. Japan hopes that limitation of movement of people and access in the West Bank imposed by Israel will be eased, and that such measures will contribute to the development of the Palestinian economy.

Proposed Solutions :

In order to end the re-occurance of armed conflict and ceasefire between Palestinian groups including Hamas and Israel, it is essential to achieve effective governance by the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, a durable ceasefire agreement, and establishment of an international mechanism supported by the international community. Japan stresses the importance of assuring the prevention of the inflow of arms into the Gaza Strip through such measures and improving the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip by further easing the blockade.