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Saudi Arabia Links Normalization to Palestinian Issue, Not Netanyahu
Saudi Arabia has ruled out any progress toward a normalization agreement with Israel as long as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his current coalition remain in power. A source familiar with the Kingdom's position told Kan News on Thursday that Riyadh desires peace and negotiations based on a two-state solution, but views Netanyahu's policies as an obstacle to progress.
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- 01A Saudi source stated that normalization with Israel is off the table as long as Benjamin Netanyahu is Prime Minister.
- 02Riyadh insists on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on a two-state solution as a prerequisite for normalization.
- 03The Saudi source described Benjamin Netanyahu's policies as an obstacle to peace that favor escalation over progress.
- 04Saudi Arabia considers the identity of Israel's prime minister an internal matter but demands a partner willing to negotiate.
- 05Riyadh rejects decoupling normalization from the Palestinian issue or linking it to security cooperation against the Houthis in Yemen.
- 06The Kingdom has not yet issued an official comment regarding the results of the recent Israeli elections.
The source emphasized that Saudi Arabia's opposition is policy-driven rather than personal, stating that the Kingdom is indifferent to the identity of Israel's prime minister, which it considers an internal Israeli matter. However, Riyadh insists that any future Israeli leader must be willing to negotiate and resolve the long-standing conflict with the Palestinians.
Furthermore, the source clarified that Saudi Arabia rejects attempts to decouple normalization from the Palestinian cause or to link it to narrower regional issues, such as joint security cooperation against the Houthi terrorist organization in Yemen. These remarks follow Israel's recent elections, on which Riyadh has not yet officially commented.
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