A Zionist writer stated in a report that Bin Salman kept the option of normalization with Israel on the table in the hope of repairing his tense relations with the United States and some other issues.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency International Group, in a recent interview with the American magazine “Atlantic”, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stated that “Saudi Arabia does not see Israel as an enemy, but as a potential partner, so what prevents Saudi Arabia from joining its main allies in the Persian Gulf, the UAE and Bahrain, in normalizing relations with Israel?
According to Al-Khaleej Al-Jadeed, Israeli writer Neville Teller wrote in a report that one of the main obstacles to normalizing Saudi-Israeli relations is the Saudi nation’s view of their country’s position as a guardian of Islamic values.
According to the Israeli author, there is another obstacle for Saudi Arabia, and that is Saudi Arabia’s adherence to the so-called “Arab Peace” plan in 2002 proposed by the half-brother of King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. The Arab Peace Initiative was introduced in 2002 as the most important agreement to resolve the conflict between Palestine and the Zionist regime, with an emphasis on the protection of Palestinian rights by Saudi Arabia; but the normalization agreement with Israel completely ignores this Saudi initiative.
This is what Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud stressed the need to find a way to bring the Palestinians and Tel Aviv officials to the negotiating table to talk about a two-state solution and achieve lasting peace.
Bin Farhan said: “We believe that full normalization with Israel in the region is not only important and good for Israel; “But it is also important and good for all of us, because this step may be economically, socially and security-wise beneficial for our countries.”
Teller continued: “The UAE and Bahrain no longer need to resolve the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict before normalizing relations with Israel. In this regard, the UAE seeks to confront regional hegemonic states and seeks to develop scientific, trade and technological ties with Israel, increase defense cooperation, and acquire weapons systems from Washington, such as the F-35.”
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Regarding Bahrain, Teller said: “Bahrain’s leaders are Sunnis, while the majority of the population is Shiites, and they need Israel to confront Shiite groups.”
However, the Israeli author believes that it would not be unprecedented for Tel Aviv to establish diplomatic relations with Riyadh, and that Bin Salman’s description of Israel as a potential ally is not surprising; because there are secret and diplomatic relations. As in 2020, there was a secret meeting between Mohammed Bin Salman and “Benjamin Netanyahu”, the former Prime Minister of Israel.
The Israeli author further emphasized: Bin Salman hopes to help repair strained relations between Riyadh and Washington by building ties with Israel, so he is eager to keep the option of normalizing relations with Israel on the table.
He further wrote: Mohammed bin Salman must also respond to the case of the assassination of Saudi opposition journalist Jamal Khashgeji in US political circles, and the normalization of relations with Israel could change views on Saudi Arabia in both major US parties and help restore Bin Salman’s position.
Saudi Arabia has established extensive relations with the Zionist regime over the past four years. These relations include informal relations between second-degree officials of the two sides (the meeting between Turki Faisal and Amos Yadlin and the meeting of Anwar Eshghi and Dori Gold) to the news of Yossi Cohen’s secret trip to Riyadh or the meeting of “Mohammed bin Salman” and “Netanyahu” in one country. However, Saudi Arabia is not moving towards normalizing relations.
Inside Saudi Arabia, the religious structure of Saudi Arabia and its indigenous and traditional society is one of the main obstacles for the Saudi regime to communicate with the Zionists.
Muhammad ibn Salman must remove these obstacles both internally and externally. He must harmonize the conditions inside in order to accompany himself. The preparation of the domestic public opinion has been done through the implementation of Western plans, but it seems that the traditional and religious current inside Saudi Arabia is like a fire under the ashes that can catch him.
Outside of Saudi Arabia, on the one hand, he needs to be prepared to accompany the public opinion of the Islamic world, which seems to be a dream for him, and he is now considered one of the most hated figures in the Islamic world. On the other hand, he needs a supporter like former US President Donald Trump to move towards official normalization with his support.