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Washington: The US “Wall Street Journal” revealed on Saturday that “the victory of the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, in the US elections was behind the withdrawal of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from advancing the normalization agreement with Israel “.
The US newspaper quoted Saudi advisers and US officials (it did not name them) as saying that “when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Saudi Arabia last weekend for a secret meeting with bin Salman, he expected to obtain assurances that the standardization agreement would be within reach. “
The sources noted that “the secret meeting that brought together Saudi and Israeli leaders in the northern city of Neom failed to reach a normalization agreement due to the withdrawal of Bin Salman after the election results Americans will show Joe Biden’s victory. “
Mohammed bin Salman believes that he can use the normalization movement later to help consolidate ties with the new US president.
Saudi advisers told the newspaper that “Bin Salman, eager to establish relations with the incoming administration of President Biden, was reluctant to finalize the deal now.”
They noted that “the Saudi prince believes he can use it later to help strengthen relations with the new American president.”
They added that “reaching an agreement under the auspices of the new US president could put the relations between the Biden administration and Riyadh on solid foundations.”
The newspaper also noted that other factors played a role in the Saudi crown prince’s decision, including that “the young prince has a different opinion than his father, King Salman, on how to address the issue of Palestinians seeking to establish their own state “.
She stated: “The Saudi monarch was aware of his son’s conversations with the Israelis, but his poor health prevented him from understanding the full range of discussions,” according to the newspaper.
A US official told the newspaper that “Saudi Arabia is trying to find the best ways to use the normalization agreement to reshape its image in Washington and create good intentions with Biden and Congress.”
The newspaper: Saudi advisers and US officials are confident bin Salman will eventually proceed to normalization with Israel
Other US officials told the Wall Street Journal that “this does not mean that the agreement will not be finalized in the end, and the chances of completing normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia before Trump leaves office on January 20 are not impossible.”
The newspaper stressed that “Saudi advisers and US officials are confident that bin Salman will eventually proceed to normalization with Israel.”
There was no immediate comment from Riyadh on what the US newspaper reported, but the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry, on Monday, denied that Prince bin Salman had met with Saudi officials in the north of the Kingdom.
(Anatolia)
