United States President Donald Trump has called for normalisation of Saudi Arabia-Israel ties; however, it is unlikely to happen.
Hyderabad: United States President Donald Trump has called for normalisation of Saudi Arabia-Israel ties; however, it is unlikely to happen when Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman visits the White House on November 18.
According to a report by Reuters, the establishment of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel would help strengthen the US influence in the Middle East. It is likely to shake up the political and security landscape in the Middle East.
In October, Trump opined that the Kingdom would normalise relations with Israel. However, Saudi Arabia has signalled to the US that it has not changed its stance towards Israel. Saudi Arabia maintains that it will not normalise relations with Israel until there is a solution for Palestinian statehood.
MbS is likely to try to use his influence with Trump to seek “more explicit and vocal buy-in for the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state,” said Panikoff, who is now at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington.
