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SvennoJ on 16 January 2024
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Saudi Arabia could recognize Israel if Palestinian issue is resolved, foreign minister says

Saudi Arabia is willing to recognize Israel if the Palestinian issue is resolved, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said Tuesday.  Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the foreign minister said that the first step to resolving the Palestinian issue is through a ceasefire "on all sides."

“We agree that regional peace includes peace for Israel but that could only happen through peace for the Palestinians through a Palestinian state,” bin Farhan said. Asked at a panel at the WEF whether Saudi Arabia could, within that context, agree to recognize Israel as part of a wider agreement, the Saudi foreign minister said “certainly.”

Some context: In 2020, four Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan, recognized Israel under a set of treaties known as the Abraham Accords, sidestepping the longstanding Arab demand for a Palestinian state. Since then, the Biden administration has been working to bring Saudi Arabia, widely regarded as the leader of the Muslim world, to follow suit, a move that could have opened the door to other Muslim countries to recognize Israel.



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UK continues weapons exports to Israel despite legal action

The UK government has responded to legal action taken by two rights organisations – groups that are aiming to halt arms exports – by accepting Israel’s claim that it is committed to complying with international law. Global Legal Action Network and ‎‎Al-Haq in October filed a legal action to halt the United Kingdom’s weapons sales to Israel, after requests for the government to suspend exports were refused.

“Israel declined to respond to specific incidents in the government’s letter and gave no reasons for restricting food, water & medical supplies to Gaza. The government has shockingly accepted this response despite evidence of extensive violations of international law presented,” the two groups said.

The groups added that they would continue pursuing the case in legal avenues to ensure UK arms exports to Israel ended.