The ambitious remarks came as the conflict between Israel and Hamas shows no signs of abating. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister stated on Tuesday that the country may recognize Israel if a comprehensive peace were reached that included statehood for the Palestinians.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan stated in front of a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, “We agree that regional peace includes peace for Israel, but that could only happen through peace for the Palestinians through a Palestinian state.”
If Saudi Arabia were to recognize Israel as part of a broader political accord, he would most certainly say, “Certainly.”
Establishing a Palestinian state would ensure regional peace, according to Prince Faisal, “something we have been indeed working on with the US government.
