an hour agoWhy has Saudi Arabia changed access to Israel?
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The crown prince of Saudi Arabia has declared that Israel has the right to form its own country. But what are the reasons behind this statement? Does this mean closer ties between the two countries? In an interview published Monday for the American magazine “The Atlantic”, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman said [...]
In an interview published Monday for the American magazine “The Atlantic”, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman said Israel has its right to exist as a state.
The Saudi prince told the magazine that Saudi Arabia has no problem with Jews. He even mentioned the prophet Muhammad, who was <x0... married to a Hebrew. ”
Hasan Naga, a political science professor at Cairo University, told “The DW” that “Iran is the main motivation” after changing access to Israel.
Saudi Arabia considers Iran's main concubine in the leadership of Islam worldwide, fearing to dominate the Shiites under Iran's leadership,”, he said. Israel and Saudi Arabia are also afraid that Iran can use nuclear weapons.
On the other hand, University of London international relations professor Yossi Mekelberg said that the recognition of Saudi Arabia is very important for Israel in a part of the world that is surrounded by states that endanger its existence.
“We can see that Israel is part of the region and that there should be fair negotiations with Palestinians, but the old language that says Israel should be completely eliminated must stop,” he said.
Indeed, Israeli and Arabic voices had different reactions in the social media. Elad Ratson, an Israeli diplomat in London, suggested that the crown prince's statement shows Saudi Arabia supports his country's policies within the region.
Yasser al-Zatreh, a Palestinian writer based in Gaza, reacted with contempt over the crown prince's statement. <x) “They are invaders who came from the ends of the earth to take possession of a land and move their people. This discussion of a “right” is a pure absurdity”.
Under Obama's administration, United States Secretary John Kerry had traveled several times to Israel and Palestine to facilitate negotiations between the two sides. But during Trump's administration, the United States has reduced the balance of roles that have recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel a declaration that has been rejected by the international community./Periscopi/
