Pak Sahafat – The American newspaper Wall Street Journal reported that the United States of America and Saudi Arabia have reached an agreement on the framework and general conditions of the process of normalizing relations between Riyadh and Israel.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency, the American newspaper Wall Street Journal wrote in a report that the conditions agreed upon are related to the Palestinians, American security guarantees and civilian nuclear aid.
The Wall Street Journal wrote: According to American officials, the United States and Saudi Arabia agreed on the broad general terms of Saudi Arabia’s agreement to recognize Israel in exchange for concessions to the Palestinians, security guarantees from the United States, and civilian nuclear assistance.
According to the Wall Street Journal, US officials expect to have a more comprehensive plan within the next year, but have warned that the effort will not be easy to achieve.
This American newspaper wrote: US officials cautiously expressed optimism that in the next 9 to 12 months they will be able to hammer out more precise details of the most important Middle East peace agreement. But they warn that the chances of failure are also high.
This intensification of efforts comes after the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, met with Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser of the Biden administration, in Jeddah two weeks ago to speed up the negotiations.
The media claimed that Saudi Arabia is also seeking significant concessions from Israel to help create a Palestinian state, and in return, Washington is pressuring Riyadh to impose limits on its expanding ties with China.
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The Wall Street Journal, citing a senior US official, claimed that there is a work plan to examine elements of normalizing Saudi-Israeli relations and try to overcome obstacles.
This media has claimed that, according to American officials, the efforts are the result of this conclusion in Washington, Riyadh and Tel Aviv that now is the time to try and mediate for an agreement and Biden has tried to increase the US military presence in the Middle East (West Asia) and create a regional security alliance that can deal with Iranian threats with limited support.
However, this report quotes Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, as saying that he is not in a hurry to reach an agreement with the current extremist government of Israel and that he is “not ready” to establish full relations with Israel in 2020, like the UAE, based on the Ibrahim agreement.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Mohammed bin Salman has given mixed messages about his commitments. US officials focused on the issue say that Mohammed bin Salman is trying to broker a serious deal. But according to Saudi officials, bin Salman has told his aides that he is not ready to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, similar to relations with the United Arab Emirates, which signed an agreement in 2020.
They said the Saudi crown prince has told advisers he is in no rush, especially with the current hardline coalition government in Israel opposed to an independent Palestinian state.
Brian Katoulis, vice president for policy at the Middle East Institute in Washington, compared the effort to mountain climbers trying to scale several peaks of Everest in a row. “In the short term it seems very unlikely, but who knows?” he said.
The Wall Street Journal continued: One of the main obstacles for the negotiators is what concessions Israel should give to the Palestinians in exchange for diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia. U.S. and Saudi officials say Israel must make a significant offer that advances efforts to create an independent Palestinian state. Israeli leaders underestimate the importance of the Palestinian issue in the negotiations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this week that the issue would come up “much less than you think” in the talks.
This American media added, according to people who have been in the course of the talks, this issue is still one of the issues that have been less addressed in the negotiations. Israel’s national security adviser, Tzachi Hangbi, said negotiators have yet to come up with specific ideas with Israeli leaders.