Former Saudi intelligence chief reveals his concerns if Biden wins

Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki Al-Faisal said Thursday that “in the event that Joe Biden is elected president of the United States, this will not cancel the Trump administration’s pro-Israel measures, such as recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. “

Al-Faisal said, according to the website of the Saudi channel “Al-Arabiya”: “I believe that in the event that Biden becomes president of the United States, he will not withdraw from the place where Trump led his country, either in Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or the so-called Abrahamic Accords. “

And he continued while attending the Beirut Institute summit in the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi: “What worries me about some Arab circles, especially my Palestinian friends and brothers, is that if they expect Joe Biden to be different from Donald Trump, they will very disappointed with that. “

Last year, 2019, Trump recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and Joe Biden said he would keep the US embassy in Jerusalem if he were elected president.

At the time of the announcement of the peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, Biden said he was “satisfied” with the move.

A senior Biden campaign official told US media that the Democratic nominee likely will not reflect the US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Turki Al-Faisal also noted in his remarks that Joe Biden said he would violate Trump’s Middle East policy, related to Trump’s withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal, known as the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.”

“Biden has stated that he will return to the JCPOA, but will have conditions to return, and we do not yet know what those conditions are,” he said, commenting.

Joe Biden predicted he would surpass his rival, President Donald Trump, after winning two critical terms, while Republicans spoke of allegations of fraud, filed lawsuits and demanded a recount in a contest whose outcome has yet to be decided.