Saudi Arabia
The Palestinian Authority boss welcomed “the kingdom’s rejection of Israeli colonialism [and] calls for displacement and annexation.”
Saudis contradict Trump on Israel, reject Gaza relocations
“Saudi Arabia will continue its relentless efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without that,” said the Saudi Foreign Ministry.
Israel appears to be moving toward a broad diplomatic agreement, starting with Gaza and ending in Saudi Arabia.
More than half of respondents would oppose a Palestinian state even if it were part of a Saudi-Israel peace deal.
The meeting is part of efforts to reach a permanent ceasefire deal in Gaza between Israel and Hamas and finalize Israeli normalization with Saudi Arabia.
Steve Witkoff will then travel to Israel to discuss the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.
Israel-Saudi normalization is “more closely tethered to the U.S.-Saudi economic and defense relationship than advancement in the Palestinian track,” Dan Diker, of Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, told JNS.
The very thought of negotiating with terrorists represents a strategic disaster. Yet Israel’s willingness to trade hundreds of hardened criminals to get back a handful of hostages is a powerful message of light triumphing over darkness.
The Yemeni terrorists, and Iraqi militias, signal an end to attacks on Israel and other targets, including maritime operations.
Mike Waltz told “Call Me Back” podcast host Dan Senor that an Israeli ceasefire with the terror group is not the end, stressing the need for the full demilitarization of Gaza.
“You claimed victory over the U.S. and Israel just a year ago, and now you position yourselves as victims,” activist Abdul Rahman al-Otaibi said.
Talks between Witkoff and Mohammed involved making a diplomatic push toward a historic peace deal with the Jewish state.
