Saudi Arabia
Israel did the same, not attending the conference co-chaired by the foreign ministers of France and Saudi Arabia.
The recent IDF campaign in Syria may have damaged the prospects for an expansion of the Abraham Accords.
“Le Monde” reports that neither of the conference’s conveners, French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will attend.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Oman call for restraint and diplomacy.
The upcoming U.N. conference, sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, is set to focus on determining steps toward recognizing a Palestinian state.
In a letter to France and Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority leader reportedly condemned the Hamas-led massacre of 1,200 men, women and children on Oct. 7, 2023 as “unacceptable.”
“Abbas continues to prove how unworthy the P.A. is of being a state,” the Israel-based Palestinian Media Watch said.
The Israeli envoy to the U.S. also defended Netanyahu, saying that the charges against him are “collapsing like a house of cards.”
The proposed route covers sea, rail and road networks, from India to Europe.
The terrorist group saw normalization of relations between Jerusalem and Riyadh as an existential threat.
A June U.N.-backed conference will establish a binding timeline with sanctions for noncompliance, while not requiring Palestinian recognition of Israel.
