Against the background of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's talk about his country's approach to signing a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, considering

That the Brahimi agreements represent a "historical turning point" and will create a new Middle East, he stressed that his country " shares with

Several Arab countries have many interests".

 

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Edited by| Christian Megan

 

Politic section -  CJ journalist

 

Tel Aviv  –  September 23,2023

 

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Allies of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have insisted that they will not support Israeli concessions that are seen as

It is widely regarded as a crucial element in the normalization deal with Saudi Arabia.‏

The Israeli minister of national security, the head of the far-right party "utsma Yehudit" (Jewish greatness), Itamar Ben said

Ghafir, his party and another far-right party will withdraw from the government coalition, if such concessions are made, according to a newspaper

"The Times of Israel".

"If there are concessions to the Palestinians, we will not stay in the government - not only us, but the party," Ben-Gvir explained

A religious Zionist too".

He continued, explaining that Netanyahu can only make this deal with the head of the opposition National Unity Party, Benny Gantz, who

He ruled out the possibility of joining the Netanyahu government to ensure the Saudi normalization deal.

Itamar Ben-Gvir's remarks came after Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly, in which he stressed that Israel " in front of

A dramatic breakthrough" in the form of peace with Saudi Arabia that would lead to a "truly new Middle East," and that

"The Ibrahim accords brought a new dawn of peace the historic agreement with Saudi Arabia will put an end to the conflict

It encourages other countries to normalize relations with Israel,"he said.

The parties "otsma Yehudit" and "religious Zionism" hold 14 seats in the Knesset together, without them Netanyahu's coalition will lose

His majority.

"The Otzma Yehudit party supports normalization - in this regard Netanyahu has our full support, but we will not accept any

Concessions to the Palestinians, and I told Prime Minister Netanyahu not to put us in the corner,"he said.

For his part, the Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, a leader of "religious Zionism", pointed out what will be on

He is ready to offer it in exchange for normalization with Saudi Arabia, saying: "Together, with God's help, we will achieve peace for the sake of peace. We will continue to maintain

The security of Israel, the settlement in all its regions, the development with the whole Middle East and the whole world,"he said.

Smotrich, who led the record Government approval rate for the construction of houses in settlements, said last month that he would not

He supports any concessions to the Palestinians.

The "Times of Israel" newspaper pointed out that a member of the Knesset from the Likud party, Danny Danon, former envoy to the United Nations

He is the only legislator in the Coalition who is willing to admit that the deal with Saudi Arabia will require

Israeli gestures towards the Palestinians.

However, the newspaper quoted Danon's statements to the public broadcaster "Kan", that the concessions will be just actions

"The Saudi issue should not be conditioned on the Palestinian issue,"he said.

An official in the Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that Saudi Arabia had suspended talks with

The American side is committed to normalization with Israel.

The website "Elaf" quoted the Israeli official that the current Israeli government, which includes some Poles

The country's hard-right, such as Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of national security, and Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Finance, oppose any

A step towards the Palestinians.

At the end of 2020, Israel signed agreements to normalize relations with the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco and similar understandings with

Sudan, Sponsored by former US President Donald Trump, at the White House.

Israel is trying to seek to sign a similar agreement with Saudi Arabia because of its weight in the Arab and Islamic worlds, but Saudi Arabia،

On more than one occasion, she stressed that the normalization of relations with Israel is linked to the resolution of the conflict with the Palestinians.

 

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