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On Wednesday, Israeli Minister for Regional Cooperation Ofir Akunis told Ynet TV that his country is working to formalize relations with a fifth Islamic country before the end of US President Donald Trump’s term next month. In the Gulf region.
Israeli Minister for Regional Cooperation Ofir Akunis confirmed in a television statement that his country is seeking Establish formal relations with a fifth Islamic country Before the extradition of the president of the United States Donald trump Keys to the White House for President-elect Joe Biden next month.
In response to a question from “Ynet TV” about whether it is possible to join a fifth country on its knees before Trump leaves the White House on January 20, Akunis said: “We are working in this direction.”
This year, the White House negotiated a rapprochement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, which was received on Tuesday An Israeli-American delegation Lay the foundations for new relationships.
Akunis added: “Another country will issue a US statement that will reveal the normalization of relations with Israel … and the basis for an agreement: a peace agreement.” The minister declined to specify the country, but said there were two strong candidates, one of them in the Gulf region.
He indicated that the Sultanate of Oman may be one of them, adding that Saudi Arabia is not. He said the other candidate country, located further east, is “a Muslim country that is not small,” but it is not Pakistan.
And last week, Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, said it would not recognize Israel until the demands for the establishment of a Palestinian state were met.
Feared Palestinians The fact that the Arab countries normalize their relations with Israel weakens a long-standing Arab position that calls for an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and the approval of the establishment of a Palestinian state in exchange for normal relations with the Hebrew countries.
France 24 / Reuters
