Will the economy be the gateway for Saudi Arabia to compromise with the Zionists?
Israeli media reported on Tuesday the unannounced economic normalization between Riyadh and Tel Aviv, through delegations of Israeli businessmen holding dual “American-Israeli” citizenship.
Zionist radio announced yesterday that a delegation of Israeli-American businessmen was scheduled to take a direct flight to Riyadh from Ben Gurion Airport in Israel.
According to Al-Khaleej Al-Jadeed, at the same time as this news was reported, many media outlets were talking about Israel’s request to Saudi Arabia to press for normalization of relations in exchange for Tel Aviv’s agreement with Riyadh on the Sanafir and Tiran islands.
In the midst of trilateral contacts through the United States and Egypt, Saudi Arabia called for a moratorium on international surveillance forces in the Tiran and Sanafir islands after the return of the two islands to Saudi rule by Egyptian decision.
The publication of the businessmen’s trip comes after the Israel Hume newspaper recently reported on US mediation to resolve the Tiran and Sanafir islands.
In this regard, the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz reported that Saudi Arabia has submitted a direct request to Israel since 2017 for the redeployment of international forces in the islands of Tiran and Sanafir, and Israel’s approach was positive, but the US government prevented this.
The US government has reportedly boycotted the Saudi Crown Prince and blocked public steps to normalize relations between Tel Aviv and Riyadh, according to a source who spoke to Haaretz.
According to the source, US President Joe Biden has recently changed his position on Saudi Arabia, especially after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Zionist source stressed: The United States hopes to improve its relations with Riyadh through the mediation of Saudi Arabia and Israel on the security arrangements of international observers on the two islands. If Saudi Arabia and Israel can manage this case without intermediaries, it is because the relations between them are good and there is important cooperation between them.
Dozens of Israeli businessmen have visited Saudi Arabia and traded in recent years, the Israeli economic newspaper Globes recently reported.
