Israel has not confirmed that the process of improving relations with Saudi Arabia is underway and has said it is unlikely to materialize.
Saudi Arabia has said it will not normalize relations with Israel until a Palestinian state is established. (Source: Jerusalem Post) |
Mr. Yuli Edelstein, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the Israeli Parliament and a senior member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, said on July 30 that the goal of establishing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia will not likely become a reality soon.
In an interview with Israel Army Radio , Mr. Edelstein expressed: "In my opinion, it is too early to talk about an agreement being implemented."
Meanwhile, on July 28, US President Joe Biden said that the process of improving relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia "may be underway".
Previously, on June 13, the spokesman of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in the US announced that the country will not normalize relations with Israel until a Palestinian state is established.
Spokesman Fahad Nazer stressed that Saudi Arabia's stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the years has been clear and consistent.
The statement came as the US stepped up efforts to broker a peace deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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