Graham: There is a possibility of normalizing relations between Riyadh and Tel Aviv

According to Isna, Lindsey Graham, a well-known American Republican senator, told Reuters News agency on Wednesday during his trip to Michigan for the election campaign of Donald Trump, the candidate of the Republican Party in the November 5th (November 15) presidential election: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu It supports efforts to reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia.

The senator emphasized that it is not clear whether the next US administration will be able to get enough votes in Congress after Joe Biden leaves the presidency on January 20 because the next US president will have a “difficult time” to get 67 votes.

Comparing the policies of Joe Biden, the current president of the United States, and Kamala Harris, the vice president and candidate for the Democratic Party in the 2024 US presidential election, Graham said: “I think the timing of the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia depends on Biden’s review. Harris does not show interest in this deal, but Biden is eager to conclude such an agreement and can provide enough votes for the Democrats.

“Vice President Harris has always supported efforts to ensure Israel’s deeper integration in the Middle East region, including a potential historic normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia, and believes that such integration is necessary to counter It is vital with the threats from Iran.

Analysts have repeatedly pointed out that it will be difficult to reach a normalization agreement between the Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia without a clear path to the creation of an independent Palestinian state, which most Zionists oppose.

Graham expressed confidence that a solution could be found to ensure the creation of “an independent Palestinian state that is demilitarized and cannot threaten Israel.”

Saudi authorities, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, have discussed and consulted regarding the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime, but during the last year and the crimes of the occupying regime in the Gaza Strip and the escalation of tensions in West Asia, Riyadh has repeatedly emphasized that without recognizing Recognizing the state of Palestine, Riyadh will not establish relations with Tel Aviv.

Lindsey Graham concluded: “We are moving in the right direction and we expect Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to support such a move because a lack of agreement undermines his economic goals.” Also, ensuring sustainable peace in the region requires a plan for the reconstruction of Gaza after the war and the West Bank; An action that should be led by Saudi Arabia and the Arab countries.

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