Saudi Arabia says it could recognize Israel if Palestinian issue resolved

During a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan al-Saud suggested that the kingdom could “certainly” recognize Israeli sovereignty on two conditions.

Firstly, that a comprehensive agreement is met that includes statehood for Palestinians, and secondly that the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict comes to a ceasefire.

“We need to have a ceasefire immediately,” al-Saud said. “We need to set the ground for a credible process that enables the Palestinian Authority that allows us to have a process towards peace in the region,” he added.

Saudi Arabia voted against the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947, and to this day, does not recognize Israel.

As of Monday, the death toll in Gaza surpassed 24,000 since Oct. 7. The violence was triggered by an unprecedented attack in southern Israel by Palestinian Hamas militants. They killed more than 1,200 people and took more than 240 hostage.

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[billyh]

It's unfortunate to see how Palestinians lives are used as a token for negotiation. We will all be answerable for our action, or inaction, someday

[sahrulijamsahrulijam]

If we cannot solve this palestine issue, then if the same issue happening to our land and country, then we wont be able to solve it either. This is a test for all of us... peace to everybody...

[SR-_DARKSTAR]

The Saudi leadership is extremely smart, just gonna admit.

[galemartin]

I like the way Saudi Arabia is playing the game here.

[pavel]

Had Hamas not attacked Israeli civilians on October 7th, this agreement would have been signed. This is one of the reasons Iran wouldn’t let that happen and used their proxy to start a war.

[soughvibe]

Saudi Arabia is educated but no Cease fire when Hostages are in Gaza, no Cease fire when Hamas is attacking Isreal 24/7

[onthenextthing]

It's unresolvable. Just research the conflict and you'll quickly figure that out. The more you study it, the more you realize that.

[Saidamir]

Does it sound only to me like "i never recognize it anyway"?

[saltymangoparty]

I dont think I have ever seen the Saudi representative in western clothes

[rickmartin]

Who gives a flip what the Saudis think?

[SuperSynoptic]

That's "Not going to happen".

[JhoneSigma]

All these generous and kind ppl who are saying that Palestinians were offered a state many times but they rejected it dont even know why they rejected it ??In 1948 they rejected that state coz it was all their land and they have to share that state with the colonizers ...In coming years izraeel never wanted a tow state slution ...They told the Palestinians that they can have a state but they cant have a defence system airport or seaport and they would have to give up on some of their land and they have to sign it in UN and any time they go against it izraeel will have the to right to occopy them so basically they offred them a powerless state ..It was basically the same occupation but in a dressed in a fancy manner, it was deliberately presented it in a manner so that the Palestinianswould reject it and izraeel will look good in the eyes of the world that see we offred them a state we r so kind and they are the one who dont want peace ..Palestinians voice never came out thats why ppl blamed them for not making the peace .If u look at the oslo occord it was such an unjust and unfair thing for Palestinians where they have to give up 61% of their land in order to get 22 % of land but still signed it coz they wanted to have their own government there ..But even after the osolo occord more and more settlements came and they lost more of their land ..now they only have 12% land left ..And izraeel controls all their resources ..That was never two state sloution that was one state solution for izraeel .

[timedmonds]

The BILLIONS in aid that flowed into GAZA.

How much was used for HAMAs? ...16 yrs of 1st pick

[AsmaAlOtaibi-tr]

What is wrong with that.Saudi Arabia seeks to maintain peace and foster respect and understanding

[reynaldodizon]

The problem is Hamas does not agree with two state solution.

[Tatiana-cpfc]

Why do you insist 30k civilians were killed? How many Hamas were killed? Where is that number?

[CanadianDerwood]

Umm... Does anyone else see what I see? 😂

[REDFUNDUH]

what if Israel let saudi oversee the westbank and gaza strip no more buying lands, two separate countries with saudi overseeing Palestine. This also entails saudi's full responsibility of dealing with terrorism and border watch

[Freenow-io]

What did the Jewish children and babies do to Plastilin that they tortured them in captivity? how is causing suffering to a child a part of "a fight for freedom"?

[winstonsmith]

The Palestinian issue is a Hamas issue, when the Middle East addresses that, they will at least recognize they have a serious problem.