Saudi Arabia Confirms It Will Not Establish Relations With Israel Without Palestinian Countries

Illustration of the State of Palestine. (UN Photo/Manuel El04s)

JAKARTA - Saudi Arabia reiterated its stance, will not establish ties with Israel without a Palestinian state.

That contradicts US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who met at the White House on Tuesday.

In a statement Wednesday the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the refusal of any attempt to displacing Palestinians from its soil, saying its stance on Palestinians could not be negotiated.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has confirmed the position of the kingdom in a 'clear and explicit way' that does not allow any interpretation under any circumstances, the statement said.

The statement firmly said the Kingdom supports the establishment of the Palestinian State with a full line in 1967 and East Jerusalem as the capital, quoted from The Times of Israel.

Earlier, President Trump, who received PM Netanyahu at the White House, announced a permanent transfer of Gazans, saying the United States would take the region to rebuild it.

Any proposed eviction of Palestinians is a very sensitive issue among Palestinians and Arab countries.

President Trump also said Saudi Arabia did not sue the Palestinian State, in its meeting with PM Netanyahu.

PM Netanyahu himself said he was committed to the peace of Israel-Saudi Arabia, confident it would be achieved.

"I think peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia is not only feasible, I think it will happen," PM Netanyahu told reporters in Washington.

"I am committed to achieving it. I know the President (Trump) is committed to achieving it, and I think the Saudi leadership is also interested in achieving it. So we will try it, and I think we will succeed," he explained.

It is known, building relations with Saudi Arabia will be a great gift to Israel because of its broad influence in the Middle East, the wider Muslim world and is the world's largest exporter of oil.