No Normalization before Palestinian Statehood
It has been claimed that Saudi Arabia would not normalize ties with Israel until they have reached a peace agreement with an independent Palestinian state. The Times of Israel reported:
Obaid, who said the views he was expressing were those held by the kingdom’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, asserted that Saudi Arabia would see normalization as a way to pressure Israel on behalf of the Palestinians and that current Israeli policies showed it was therefore not an option.
