Saudis could recognise Israel if Palestinian issue resolved - foreign minister

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Source: Reuters

Summary
Saudi minister: regional peace hinges on a Palestinian state
Push for Saudi-Israel diplomatic ties derailed by Gaza war
Prince Faisal says Gaza ceasefire is now first priority

DAVOS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday the kingdom could recognise Israel if a comprehensive agreement were reached that included statehood for the Palestinians, ambitious talk as the war between Israel and Hamas shows no sign of easing.

"We agree that regional peace includes peace for Israel, but that could only happen through peace for the Palestinians through a Palestinian state," Prince Faisal bin Farhan told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Asked if Saudi Arabia would then recognise Israel as part of a wider political agreement, he said: "Certainly."

Prince Faisal said securing regional peace through the creation of a Palestinian state was "something we have been indeed working on with the U.S. administration, and it is more relevant in the context of Gaza".

Securing a normalisation deal with Saudi Arabia would be the grand prize for Israel after it established diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco, and could transform the geopolitics of the Middle East.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudis-could-recognise-israel-if-palestinian-issue-resolved-foreign-minister-2024-01-16/#:~:text=DAVOS%2C%20Jan%2016%20(Reuters),shows%20no%20sign%20of%20easing.

[Voltaire2]

1. "that included statehood for the Palestinians" - and that is not happening with this Israeli government.

Likud and its successors have been opposed to a Palestinian state as a core principle. So while it is encouraging that the horrible tyrants that run SA have made this gesture,, nothing will change.

[lapfog_1]

8. Both Hamas and the PLO have rejected the 2 state solution

this is not a one sided decision.

Not only that, the Saudis would be just as happy to see Israel "resolve" the Palestinian issue by basically flattening all of Gaza. Egypt too. So long as their hands are clean.

[twodogsbarking]

2. Saudis selling peace. I call bullshit.

[Kennah]

10. You saw thru them

[See what I did there]

[WiseElder]

3. Imagine

Imagine if on October 8, 2023 the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to condemn Hamas for war crimes, demanded the immediate return of all hostages, and ordered Qatar to extradite Hamas leadership to The International Criminal Court in The Hague, where they could have been tried for War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, and Genocide.

Now ask yourself why this didn’t happen.

[JoseBalow]

4. "if a comprehensive agreement were reached"

That's how you say "never" in Arabic

[sarisataka]

5. Nothing is impossible

ن شاء الله

[JoseBalow]

6. Some things are impossible

[sarisataka]

7. LOL

[pecosbob]

9. My understanding is that this is why Iran (and Russia) pressured Hamas to act...

to prevent the rapprochement of Israel and the Sunni kingdoms.