Not Appearing Saudi-Israeli Arabian Relations Are Getting Closer, This Is The Key To Normalization According To The MBS Prince

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Wikimedia Commons/Kremlin.ru/The Presidential Press and Information Office)

JAKARTA - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) did not deny the increasing closeness between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but still stressed the importance of achieving a Palestinian problem solving, in an interview on US television.

"Every day we get closer," Prince MBS told Fox News in a broad speech broadcast on Wednesday.

However, the Prince of MBS still stressed the importance of resolving Palestinian problems, if Israel wants to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia.

"For us, the Palestinian issue is very important. We need to resolve that part," he explained, when asked what was needed to obtain the normalization agreement.

"And we have a good negotiation strategy to date," said Prince MBS.

"We have to see where we are going. We hope this will reach a point that will facilitate the lives of the Palestinian people and make Israel a player in the Middle East," Prince MBS said.

It is known that the United States and President Joe Biden continue to strive to mediate the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Yesterday, President Biden received Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly meeting. Normalization of Saudi-Israeli Arabia's relations is one of the topics of discussion between the two leaders.

"We have the same vision, historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia, a move to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, and build harmony between the Islamic world and the Jewish state," PM Netanyahu wrote on Twitter.

President Biden and PM Netanyahu spent some time meeting alone without advisers, a senior official of President Biden's administration said.

"I think under your leadership, President, we can realize the historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia," said Prime Minister Netanyahu.

PM Netanyahu said they could work together to make history.

"Together," President Biden repeated, signaling his commitment to normalization efforts, which he said were not thought of years ago.

Meanwhile, a senior President Biden administration official told reporters after the meeting there was an understanding that some concessions to Palestine should be part of any deal, but did not say what the concession was.

The official said the normalization deal was far away and all leaders involved had to do "some very difficult things" to reach an agreement.

"There are several ways to travel before we get there," the official

Netanyahu's government is said to have shown little willingness to provide great concessions to Palestine, which could make it difficult for Prince MBS to approve normalization.