Filistin- İsrail Sorununun Muhtemel Arabulucu Aktörü Olarak Japonya’nın Kapasitesi/ İmkanları
The Capacity/Opportunities of the Japan as the Possible Mediator Actor of the Palestine-Israel Problem

Summary/Abstract: This paper argues that Japan is a potential mediator in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as a result of the growing relations between Israel and Japan. Despite its geographical distance to the Middle East, the sensitivity of Japan to the Palestinian issue has taken its place in political history. However, a closer look reveals that Japan recognized Israel first among the states in the Middle East. As a result of many interesting events like these, Japanese-Middle Eastern relations continue to be very significant. The Japanese, in a tough position between American-Israeli alliance and the Arabs, are at the threshold of qualitatively significant changes in terms of their foreign policy in the Middle East. How Japan has tried to realize these changes by showing up a possible mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been analyzed throughout the paper. Another aim of this study is to serve as a literature review of the history of the Japanese-Middle Eastern relations. I have analyzed the history of Japan’s foreign and economic policy in the Middle East within the context of Palestinian question, as a result of which how the Japanese could sometimes resist the demands of the U.S.A. has become clearer or more understandable. The most distinctive result of the study is its emphasis on the lesser-known areas of interdependency between Israel and Japan.

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