
The federal government of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday stated it’s not shifting floor on its long-held place that Palestinians should have their impartial state.
This place, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in obvious response to Donald Trump’s assertion, stated was non-negotiable.
Trump was quoted to have stated he desires the US to be on the Gaza Strip in any case Palestinians are displaced from there and despatched to different international locations, the place settlements can be constructed for them.
Nonetheless, the Saudi Arabian authorities stated its place on the two-state answer has not modified, stressing that any formal relations between the Kingdom and Israel can be based mostly on the creation of a viable Palestinian state.
The ministry assertion additionally highlighted a speech by the crown prince on the Shura Council on September 18, 2024, the place he careworn that Saudi Arabia will proceed its tireless work in the direction of the institution of an impartial Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, including the Kingdom won’t normalize ties with Israel with out it.
The crown prince additionally shared an identical sentiment in the course of the extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh on Nov. 11, 2024, the place he careworn the continuation of efforts to ascertain a Palestinian state and demanded an finish to Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
He additionally careworn the significance of mobilizing the worldwide group to help the rights of Palestinians in accordance to the resolutions of the UN Common Meeting by contemplating Palestine eligible for full membership of the world physique.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia additionally stresses its beforehand introduced categorical rejection of any violation of the respectable rights of the Palestinian folks, whether or not via Israeli settlement insurance policies, annexation of Palestinian territories, or makes an attempt to displace the Palestinian folks from their land.
“The Kingdom stated that it’s the worldwide group’s responsibility to work to alleviate the extreme human struggling of the Palestinian folks, who will stay of their land.
“Lasting and simply peace can’t be achieved with out the Palestinian folks acquiring their respectable rights in accordance with worldwide legitimacy resolutions, and that is what was beforehand defined to the earlier and present American administrations,” the ministry assertion stated.
Trump, standing subsequent to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the White Home on Tuesday, stated the Palestinians can be higher off dwelling exterior of Gaza which has been bombed to rubble throughout Israel’s brutal 15-month assault.
“I don’t assume folks must be going again,” Trump stated. “You’ll be able to’t dwell in Gaza proper now. I feel we want one other location. I feel it must be a location that’s going to make folks comfortable.”
The president insists Egypt and Jordan must take the Gazans he plans to displace. Each international locations have rejected the concept outright.