Biden: Saudi Arabia Wants To Fully Recognize Israel In Exchange For Arms, Nuclear Facility

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President Joe Biden has announced that Saudi Arabia is looking to establish formal diplomatic ties with Israel in return for security assurances from the United States.

“I got a call from the Saudis — they want to fully recognize Israel,” Biden shared during an interview on “360 with Speedy.”

Despite Biden’s statement, Riyadh has not publicly made such a claim and has maintained its stance that normalization with Israel is contingent upon Israel agreeing to a clear plan for the establishment of a future Palestinian state — a condition that Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has firmly dismissed.

Biden did not address the Palestinian stipulation, instead emphasizing that Saudi Arabia seeks assurances of US military support, specifically weapons, in case of attacks from neighboring Arab nations, which seems to imply a reference to Iran, although Iran is not an Arab country.

Additionally, Biden indicated that the US would assist in establishing a civilian nuclear facility in Saudi Arabia, managed by the US military, to help the kingdom reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

These comments provide the most comprehensive account from a US official about the defense guarantees sought by Saudi Arabia, especially the nuclear aspect.

“That’s a big game changer in the whole region,” Biden noted.

However, a Democratic lawmaker and a senior Republican Senate aide informed The Times of Israel last week that the Biden administration no longer has enough time to negotiate a normalization agreement before the upcoming November presidential election, as the Senate requires time to conduct the necessary hearings to approve the defense guarantees for Saudi Arabia.

{Matzav.com}

3 COMMENTS

  1. Recognition by any of those Governments are not any benefit to Israel, only a detriment.
    Stay away at all costs.

    • Recognition by Jews of Israel as “Jewish” is not of any benefit to Jews, only a detriment (of course).
      Stay away at all costs.

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