Saudi Arabia 'Doubles Down' on Palestine Terms for Israel — Again
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to The New Arab, has made it crystal clear: no Palestinian state, no Israeli-Saudi handshake. This isn't groundbreaking news; in 2002, the Saudi-backed Arab Peace Initiative offered full normalization for a Palestinian state along 1967 borders. Yet somehow, mainstream media (and US administrations) keep presenting it as a fresh obstacle, rather than the
core demand it's always been. It's almost as if they want us to forget the two decades of deliberate inaction and instead focus on the difficulty of Israel giving up occupied land. One might wonder how many times the Saudi monarchy needs to state the obvious before it's no longer 'doubling down' but simply 'the condition.' This isn't a new concession; it's the inconvenient truth that threatens to
derail Washington's grand regional chess game built on ignoring Palestinian rights. The same Washington that just authorized another $14.3 billion in aid to Israel, despite its ongoing actions in Gaza. (See S. 3266, voted on Feb 13, 2024.).