For Saudi Arabia, the path to peace with Israel has always been contingent on an agreement with the Palestinians, but other indications from the state indicate that change is already underway – and any progress must come from the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on Tuesday. According to the report.
The Associated Press quoted analysts in the report as saying that conflicting messages about the evolving relationship with Israel stemmed from a split between the Crown Prince, 35, and his 84-year-old father, King Salman. . Internal.
“It is no secret that the conflict in Palestine is a secret,” New York-based Rabbi Mark Snier, who has held talks in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries to establish stronger ties with Israel, told Wire Service.
Snyder said the crown prince’s brother, Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi ambassador to the US, the successor’s top priority is to improve the Saudi economy.
“These specific words: ‘We cannot succeed without Israel.’ So for the Saudis, it’s not a question of ‘if’, ‘when’. And there is no doubt that they will establish a relationship with Israel, “the rabbi said.
The famous Saudi prince, Prince Turki al-Faisal, denied any division between the king and his successor, saying “any talk of discord between the king and the crown prince is just speculation.”
“We didn’t see any of it,” said the prince.
In light of Iran’s aggressive actions in the region and the U.S. Gulf nations are considering cooperating with Israel due to concerns over the direction of foreign policy.
But as long as the king is in power, formal relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel are not possible, the AP report said.
And yet, King Salman has turned the daily state control of his kingdom over to his son, but he has issued statements in support of the Palestinians.
According to the report, Raja spoke with President Trump earlier this month and reiterated his support for the Arab peace initiative, which proposes relations between Israel and the Arab states in exchange for the return of territory occupied by the Palestinians in 1967 between Israel and the Arab states. .
The AP report says the Trump administration did not criticize the deals between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain, even though the Palestinians urged the state to speak out, the AP report said.
The Palestinians called the allegations “a betrayal of Jerusalem,” but the Saudi state-controlled media saw them as a positive sign for peace in the region.
Trump has predicted that Palestine will come to the negotiating table after a series of agreements between Israel and Arab countries.
Middle East experts say Bahrain’s relationship with Israel would not have happened without Saudi Arabia’s intervention.
“He tells me he’s ready to see for himself a possible look at this in the future,” Hussein Ibish, a scholar who lives at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, told the AP. “There is a feeling that this could be a very good move for Saudi Arabia, but they do not want it to be an expression of Saudi weakness. They want to ensure that it is an expression of Saudi strength or a contributor. ”
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