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The newspaper quoted Saudi advisers and US officials as saying that when Netanyahu traveled to Saudi Arabia last weekend for a secret meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, he and his allies in Washington were hoping to get assurances that the normalization agreement with Riyadh would be at your reach.
Instead, the newspaper notes that the prime minister of occupation returned to the occupied territories empty-handed due to the Emir’s withdrawal from the potential deal.
Saudi advisers told the newspaper that the Saudi prince, eager to establish ties with the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden, was reluctant to finalize the deal now, indicating that he believes he can use it later to help strengthen ties. with the new president of the United States.
They added that reaching an agreement under the auspices of the new US president could put relations between the Biden administration and Riyadh on solid foundations, as they claim.
Officials said other factors played a role in the decision of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, including that the young prince has a different opinion than his father, King Salman, on how to address the problem of Palestinians seeking to establish their own state.
The king’s advisers stated that the Saudi monarch was aware of his son’s conversations with “Israelis,” but his poor health prevented him from understanding the full range of discussions, according to the newspaper.
One US official said: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is trying to figure out how best to use the normalization agreement to reshape its image in Washington and create good intentions with Biden and Congress.”
However, the newspaper believes that this does not mean that the deal will not be concluded in the end. He quotes US officials as saying the chances of concluding a deal between “Israel” and Saudi Arabia before Trump leaves office on January 20 seem slim, but not impossible.
The newspaper notes that Saudi advisers and US officials are skeptical of reaching a deal before Biden takes office next January, but confirm that Mohammed bin Salman is determined to do so in the end.
The United Arab Emirates was the first Gulf country to accept the shame of establishing full diplomatic relations with the Israeli occupation, before Bahrain followed the same direction, while Sudan announced the Arab-African state of normalization with the occupation, since these relations are under the mediation of the United States.
