Israel Believes To Immediately Agree On Normalization Of Relations With Saudis

JAKARTA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would soon reach a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia in the context of normalizing diplomatic relations between the two countries.

"Such peace will be very helpful in ending the Arab-Israeli conflict and encouraging other Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel," he said at the 78th Assembly of the United Nations in New York, United States.

He assessed the deal would increase the prospect of peace between Israel and Palestine.

Netanyahu confirmed the agreement would "drive further reconciliation between Jews and Islam, between Jerusalem and Mecca, between descendants of Ishak and descendants of Ismail."

The peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia will create a new peaceful and stable Middle East region.

If Saudi Arabia recognizes Israel and normalizes relations with Israel, then this will expand relations between Israel and Arab countries and other Muslim countries, which then pave the way for true peace between Israel and Palestine, Netanyahu said.

However, he urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to stop spreading antisemitism conspiracies that are hostile attitudes or prejudices towards Jews.

For months, Saudi Arabia and Israel discussed a deal to normalize diplomatic relations brokered by the United States. This normalization effort came after Iran and Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this month said that the restoration of relations between Saudi and Israeli is getting closer.

The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi stressed any agreement regarding diplomatic relations with Israel must be accompanied by the creation of a Palestinian State.

Arab countries that have recently normalized diplomatic relations with Israel are the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Bahrain, and Morocco.