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    Israel-Saudi normalisation would be ‘transformative’ in Middle East – Middle East Monitor

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    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia would be a “transformative event” but remains a difficult proposition, Anadolu Agency reported.

    “Normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia, were to be achieved, would, in my judgment, be a transformative event in the Middle East, and well beyond [sic],” Blinken conveyed at a news conference with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock.

    “Moving from a region of turmoil to one of much greater stability and integration would have profound benefits for people in the region and I believe profound benefits for people around the world,” Blinken continued.

    He noted any agreement between the two nations would need to include a significant component for Palestinians: “Even as we are working on this, it remains a difficult proposition, the specifics of any agreement in terms of what the different parties are looking for, are challenging.”

    Blinken stressed that normalisation is possible but not yet a certainty: “We believe that benefit that would accrue, were we able to achieve it, would certainly be will be worth the effort.”

    Saudi Arabia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel and opposes normalisation with Tel Aviv until it ends the decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

    Six Arab countries have diplomatic ties with Israel, starting with Egypt in 1979, Jordan in 1994, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain in September 2020 and Sudan and Morocco later that year.

    READ: PA warns of increasing calls for Israelis to carry guns

    Middle East Monitor

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