Saudi's foreign minister: No normal Israel ties without path to Palestinian state

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Source: Reuters

Saudi's foreign minister: No normal Israel ties without path to Palestinian state

Reuters
January 21, 2024 10:18 AM EST Updated 6 hours ago

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said there can be no normalization of ties with Israel without resolving the Palestinian issue, he told CNN in an interview that aired on Sunday.

Asked if there could be no normal ties without a path to a credible and irreversible Palestinian state, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told CNN's Fareed Zakaria: "That's the only way we're going to get the benefit. So, yes, because we need stability and only stability will come through the resolving the Palestinian issue."

The foreign minister's remarks were part of an interview originally taped on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum held last week in Davos, Switzerland, and aired Sunday on CNN.

De-escalation of the conflict in Gaza and halting civilian deaths is a key focus of Saudi Arabia, the minister said.

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1. How about a path to eliminate Hamas, which is an unofficial part of the current 'Palestinian state'?