Blinken assures that there is a “clear interest” among Arabs to normalize ties with Israel
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, assured today that there continues to be “a clear interest” in the Arab countries of the Middle East to normalize their relations with Israel, but to do so it is necessary to stop the war in Gaza and the establishment of a Palestinian State. . “Yes, we talk about it at every stop, including of course here in Saudi Arabia, and I can tell you that there is a clear interest here in achieving it, there is a clear interest in the region in achieving it,” Blinken said in statements to the press from the Riyadh airport before heading to Israel. However, the American stated that for countries to agree to establish ties with Israel, it is first necessary for “the conflict to end in Gaza and for a practical path to be opened toward an independent Palestinian state.” “This is what I heard from everyone I spoke to about it. The interest is there, it is real and it could be transformative,” said Blinken, who during his last tour of the Middle East has defended the establishment of a Palestinian state for end the war and resolve the historic conflict between Israel and Palestine.