Thursday, October 5, 2023

Saudi deal should include West Bank settlement freeze - US Senators say

An American agreement with Saudi Arabia should include a West Bank settlement freeze and the demolition of outposts, including those that have already been authorized, 20 Senators said in a letter they wrote to US President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

"The agreement should include meaningful, clearly defined, and enforceable provisions to achieve your stated objective of preserving the option of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” the senators said in their letter. 

The appeal to Biden was composed by Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)


They addressed their concerns regarding the complex arrangement which includes a security pact between Washington and Riyadh, an Israeli-Saudi normalization deal, and a possible interim agreement with the Palestinians. READ MORE