Saudi Arabia names price to resume ties with Israel
chuks oti
Aug 21, 2020
Saudi Arabia has named its price for normalizing relations with Israel. It is the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
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Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced last week a historic agreement to normalize diplomatic ties, in exchange for Israel's suspension of annexation of Palestinian lands.
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The deal raised speculation that other US-backed Gulf Arab countries might follow.
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But former Saudi Arabian ambassador to the US Prince Turki Al-Faisal said on Friday that Saudi Arabia, the biggest Gulf Arab power which has traditionally guided policy towards Israel, expected a higher return from Israel.
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"Any Arab state that is considering following the UAE should demand in return a price, and it should be an expensive price,ÔÇØ he wrote in the newspaper Asharq al-Awsat.
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"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has set a price for concluding peace between Israel and the Arabs - it is the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital, as provided for by the initiative of the late King Abdullah.ÔÇØ
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That 2002 Arab League plan offered Israel normalized ties in return for Israeli withdrawal from all territories - the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem - captured in the 1967 Middle East
war, and a Palestinian state there.
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But Prince Turki also voiced understanding for the UAE's decision, noting that Riyadh's close ally had secured a key condition - a halt to Israeli annexation plans.
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In the first Saudi reaction to the UAE-Israeli deal, Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said on Wednesday Riyadh remained committed to the Arab peace initiative.
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