The Saudis are on the verge of normalizing relations with the Zionist regime under Trump.
Former US Ambassador to Occupied Palestine David Friedman claims that the Trump administration last year “came very close” to Saudi Arabia joining the Ibrahim Accords.
In an exclusive interview with the Washington Times, David Friedman, the former US ambassador to occupied Palestine, said that the Biden administration had disrupted the acceleration of the normalization of relations between the Arab Gulf states and the Zionist regime. Saudi Arabia was very close to the “Ibrahim Agreement”.
Although normalization agreements remain strong, Friedman argued that the catastrophic US withdrawal from Afghanistan under the Biden administration and efforts to move closer to Iran, regional confidence in the image of the United States as a powerful ally that could lead more countries, especially the Saudis, to similar Zionist agreements. Kill, shake.
He added: “These Abrahamic agreements are based on a strong America that interacts with its allies in the Middle East, so when these allies betray the United States so clumsily and helplessly that it betrays its allies, it betrays its American compatriots.” They see that when they see a picture of people hanging from the wheels of a plane (referring to Kabul Airport), it is very harmful.
“By the end of the Trump administration, I think we were at a point where we were very close to getting the Saudis to accept and accompany us,” said Friedman, who played a key role in the deal with Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kouchner. I think that with the presence of the Saudis, I really believe that you are putting an end to all the intentions and goals of the Arab-Israeli conflict. There will be a lot of cleansing to do after that, but I think you are starting an irreversible path to ending the Arab-Israeli conflict. I think we were here. Where are we now? The Saudis are waiting to see what the United States does with Iran.
He added: “They are waiting to see how strong the United States will be.” I think if the United States stays strong in the region, I think the Saudis will eventually go along with Israel with a bit of normalization. I think this is in their interest, I think it is in Israel’s interest. Before (the Saudis) jump into this pool with Israel and the United States, I think they want to make sure there is water in the pool, they do not jump into an empty pool, and I think it needs to make sense that the United States is as perfect as it was during the administration. Trump is involved in the region.
He had previously said that the US withdrawal from the world stage could lead to the failure of these agreements.
