Today, Tuesday, the Saudi Council of Ministers renewed the Kingdom's stance on the Palestinian issue, saying it is a basic Arab issue, and Saudi Arabia has not hesitated to defend it.
And this came about two weeks after Israeli media revealed the secret visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Saudi Arabia.
The council said - in a statement - that the issue "remains at the top of the issues supported by (the Kingdom) in its foreign policy," again "adherence to the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative."
The Council also stressed "the importance of the Israeli occupation ceasing to build settlements on Palestinian lands, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and an obstacle to achieving permanent and comprehensive peace."
And last Sunday, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told the Italian newspaper la Repubblica, “We have always supported all forms of normalization, but for Saudi Arabia to join these agreements (the normalization agreement between Israel on the one hand and the UAE and Bahrain on the other hand) we We see a need for an agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and we believe that this is a basic condition. "
Jared Kushner, senior advisor to US President Donald Trump, urged Saudi Arabia to normalize its relations with Israel, believing that this step would be in the interest of the kingdom's economy and defense, and would contribute to reducing Iran's power in the region.
And multiple Israeli media revealed about two weeks ago that Netanyahu had met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a secret visit to Saudi Arabia, and the Israeli official radio confirmed the validity of Netanyahu's meeting with the Saudi crown prince, but the Saudi foreign minister denied the meeting.
The King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz (84 years), stressed several times that Saudi Arabia will not support any peace plan in the Middle East that does not address the status of Jerusalem or the right of Palestinian refugees to return.
Saudi officials have repeatedly denied that there is any difference between King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who told a US magazine in April that Israelis have the right to live in peace on their land.