Riyadh, Tel Aviv
A meeting of organizations of 8 Muslim countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Türkiye and Indonesia is to be held on Thursday. It is to be held in Egypt and preparations are being made to present a resolution against Israel. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, which has the reputation of being the most powerful Muslim country in the world, has given a big shock. Saudi Arabia’s backdoor talks with Israel are going on and it is being said that a deal can also be reached to normalize relations. Sources say that Saudi Arabia has just put a condition that if the war in Gaza stops then relations with Israel can be taken forward. This entire process of negotiations is going on through Donald Trump.
According to the report of Jerusalem Post, a delegation under the leadership of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met people close to Donald Trump. Especially Steve Witkoff, who was declared Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, was present in this meeting. In the meeting, Saudi Arabia made it clear that if the war in Gaza is ended then Saudi Arabia is ready to normalize relations. Not only this, Saudi Arabia says that a statement should be issued by America regarding Palestine. If this happens, it will be easier for him to move towards normalizing relations. In this way, Saudi Arabia is moving on a different path from Islamic countries like Türkiye, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Iran.
Till now it has only formally condemned the Israeli attacks on Gaza, but has not brought any concrete proposal. Not only this, now it has made it clear through the initiative to take forward relations that it is giving more priority to its economic interests rather than Gaza. Those who understand the relations between Saudi and Israel cite many reasons behind this. Experts say that Saudi Arabia does not want to get entangled in the global politics of polarization in the name of religion. Instead, he is working on Vision 2030 so that investments can be obtained from countries like Israel and America. The policy behind Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is to create an economy beyond the supply of oil. In such a situation, it is important for it to maintain good relations with countries like Israel, America, France, Britain.
Saudi Arabia also needs Israeli weapons
Another objective of Saudi Arabia is to purchase weapons from Israel. Saudi Arabia wants to buy Israel’s missile defense system Iron Dome. Not only this, Saudi Arabia still uses spyware made in Israel. With their help he keeps an eye on the kingdom’s opponents. Not only this, it is not said that Saudi Arabia was also behind the Abraham Accord initiative in 2020. He wants to forget the bitterness with Israel and normalize relations so that the focus can be on economic progress in the country.
