Saudi FM says no normalizing ties with Israel before Palestinian issue resolved
Following the normalization deal between Israel, the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco, talks have increased about more Arab countries joining the initiative; Saudi Arabia is on hold for now.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud made it clear on Thursday: no normalization between the kingdom and Israel without a Palestinian state.
Talks about normalization between the two countries became more prominent following the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020.
"True normalization and true stability will only come through giving the Palestinians hope, through giving the Palestinians dignity,” he said to Bloomberg TV during an interview held on the sidelines the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“That requires giving the Palestinians a state, and that’s the priority,” he said.
