Statements by Washington and Tel Aviv endorsing ethnic cleansing plans in Palestine have forced Saudi foreign policy to revert back to the Arab nationalist days of King Faisal

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/25845692

by David Hearst
10 February 2025 11:03 GMT

{Hopefully, Trump and Netanyahu’s arrogance is going to cost them big-time.]

“A covert relationship claimed by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Saudi Arabia, one that was years in the making, has been unraveling in a matter of days.”

"Trump also bragged that Saudi Arabia would normalise with Israel without a Palestinian state. “So, Saudi Arabia is going to be very helpful. And they have been very helpful. They want peace in the Middle East. It’s very simple,” Trump said.

It took Riyadh just 45 minutes to reply in what has become known as the dawn statement.

It left little room for manoeuvre.

“His Royal Highness emphasised that Saudi Arabia will continue its relentless efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital and will not establish relations with Israel without that.”"