Saudi Arabia to Trump: No Palestine State, No Normalization
Saudi Arabia has once again reaffirmed that establishing diplomatic ties with Israel will only occur after the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. This statement comes in the context of U.S. efforts to link a civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to normalization of relations with Israel, as U.S. President Donald Trump had explicitly stated that Saudi Arabia must join the Abraham Accords before the nuclear deal could be implemented. Despite the signing of an agreement between the U.S. and Saudi energy ministers, Saudi Arabia insists that its civilian nuclear program is part of its partnership with Washington and is not linked to its relations with Israel. The kingdom has also indicated that it will study establishing a uranium enrichment facility within two years, with the agreement spanning 30 years and subject to congressional review, on the condition that the normalization agreement with Israel is included.
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