"Saudi prince ready to recognize Israel, but remains hostage to King Salman"

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"Saudi prince ready to recognize Israel, but remains hostage to King
Mohammed bin Salman with Trump

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has told activist and Donald Trump ally Mike Evans in a private meeting that he is ready to recognize Israel "as of today," but that the main obstacle remains King Salman, The Jerusalem Post reports.

According to Evans, during a two-hour meeting attended by other Saudi officials, the Crown Prince expressed a willingness to normalize relations with Israel, but emphasized that the final decision does not depend solely on him.

The statements have not been independently verified.

The report comes at a time when US President Donald Trump is pushing the idea of ​​expanding the Abraham Accords, calling for other Arab and Muslim countries to normalize relations with Israel as part of a broader regional agreement.

According to reports, the list of countries mentioned also includes Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan – some of which have complicated positions on, or do not recognize, Israel.

Controversial statement and regional vision

Evans claims that during the conversation, the Saudi prince was critical of Palestinian policy and supported the idea of ​​rapprochement with Israel as a model of development.

He has also stated that any division of Jerusalem into two capitals would turn the city into a "center of terror" - a stance that remains unconfirmed and contradicts official international positions on the city's status.

Despite these claims, Saudi Arabia has publicly stated that any step towards normalization with Israel depends on progress on the Palestinian issue.

The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, normalized Israel's relations with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, but Saudi Arabia remains the key actor that would change the diplomatic balance in the Middle East.

Evans' report remains an account of a private meeting and not an official state statement.


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