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Join on Telegram Rabat – Saudi Arabia has reiterated its position, emphasizing its rejection of normalization with Israel and finding a solution to the Palestinian cause.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has reiterated his country’s position on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
“True normalization and true stability will only come through… giving the Palestinians a state,” the Saudi FM said.
The Saudi FM also urged Israel’s new government to work “seriously to solve the Palestinian issue.”
“We must focus on a path to solve the Palestinian issue, which will happen through negotiation between the two sides. This is what we are trying to achieve at the level of the international community,” Al Saud said.
He also publicly stressed Israel’s failure to work to find a solution.
“The new Israeli government is not enthusiastic about finding a solution,” he said.
Saudi Arabia has frequently made similar remarks, emphasizing that it will not normalize relations with Israel until a peaceful solution to the Palestinian cause is reached.
Al Saud echoed a similar sentiment in the previous World Economic Forum, stressing that normalization with Israel “cannot happen” until there is a peaceful resolution to the issue.
The remarks came amid Israel’s intensified attempts to secure more Abraham Accords agreements with Arab countries.
Last year in June, the Wall Street Journal reported that Israel and Saudi Arabia were involved in “serious talks” to establish ties and boost cooperation.
“Although Saudi Arabia doesn’t recognize Israel and has no diplomatic relations with its neighbor, the kingdom is expanding its secretive talks with Israeli leaders,” the report said.
Recent provocative acts targeting Palestinians show that Israel’s government is not close to reaching a peaceful agreement with Palestine.
On Thursday, Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian school teacher as well as a militant during a military raid in the occupied West Bank.
Earlier this week, Israeli troops also killed a 14-year-old Palestinian during another raid in the southern part of the West Bank.
The UN declared 2022 as the deadliest year for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since 2006. Last year, Israeli forces killed 171 Palestinians including over 30 children.
During the whole year, Israel killed at least 224 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Despite re-establishing and normalizing ties with some countries, many surveys showed the states’ citizens’ refusal to normalize agreements with Israel.
A recent survey from the Arab Barometer showed that 64% of Moroccans are opposed to the reestablishment of ties between Morocco and Israel.
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