“I would say certainly normalization with [Israel] is not just at risk. It is off the table until we have a resolution to Palestinian statehood,” Prince Faisal bin Farhan told the Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh.
“I would say that it is not just the issue of normalization with the kingdom that is at risk; I would say that the security of the region as a whole is at risk if we do not address the rights of the Palestinians,” he added.
He also urged the Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “do the moral thing” by guaranteeing Palestinians “their rights and their state.”
Last September, Saudi Arabia was said to be “inching closer” to normalizing relations with Israel, according to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. However, progress stalled following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. As the death toll from Gaza following Israel’s retaliatory attacks mounted, Saudi Arabia joined other Arab and Islamic nations in condemning Israeli actions. (Read More)
