Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Sees ‘Potential Ally’ in Israel

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The Israel could become one “Potential” ally of Of Saudi Arabiawhich has no official diplomatic relations with the Jewish state, said today prince successor to the kingdom Mohammed bin Salman, during a rare interview in the foreign press.

THE Saudi Arabiathe largest economy in the Arab world, rejects any normalization with Israel without a settlement of the Palestinian issue.

“We do not consider Israel an enemy, but a potential ally, with many interests we can have in common,” bin Salman told The Atlantic, according to a statement from the official Saudi news agency SPA.

“But we have to solve some problems before we get there. “We hope that the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians will be resolved,” he added.

Two of them allies of Saudi Arabia in the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have signed agreements to normalize relations with Israel in 2020.

Known as the “Abraham Accords”, these agreements, reached after US-sponsored negotiations, angered the Palestinians, who denounced a “backstabbing”.

THE Mohammed bin Salman he seemed more open to his Jewish state than his father, King Salman, allowing Israeli aircraft, for example, to cross Saudi airspace.

The Riyadh He had denied reports in the Israeli press that then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had paid a secret visit to the kingdom in November 2020 to discuss with his successor a possible normalization of relations between the two countries.

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