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middle-east2 years ago•5 min saved

Potential Peace Deal: Israel, Saudi Arabia, and America's Role in Reshaping the Middle East

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is seeking a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia that is contingent on Israel halting unilateral actions in the West Bank, such as settlement construction and military raids. In exchange, the PA is prepared to halt its own unilateral actions and abandon investigations against Israel in international forums. The PA has also proposed other measures, including US recognition of Palestinian statehood and the transfer of West Bank territory to Palestinian control. The PA's willingness to engage in negotiations highlights its desire for progress, even if it falls short of full statehood. The PA is engaging with Saudi Arabia and the Biden administration, and is awaiting updates on the talks.

via The Times of Israel|

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international-relations2 years ago•4 min saved

Palestinians Demand Unshakeable Commitments in Israel-Saudi Agreement

The Palestinian Authority is seeking "irreversible" steps to advance its bid for statehood as part of negotiations for a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Proposed measures include US recognition of Palestinian statehood at the UN, reopening the US consulate in Jerusalem, scrapping legislation characterizing the PA as a terror organization, transferring West Bank territory to Palestinian control, and demolishing illegal outposts. However, the Biden administration has pushed back on these proposals, suggesting that the PA direct its requests towards Israel instead. The PA is also seeking to separate its bilateral ties with countries like Saudi Arabia from the normalization process, aiming to bolster both. Saudi Arabia has offered to renew aid to the PA and appointed an ambassador to Palestine and Jerusalem consul general, but these moves were not coordinated with the US.

via The Times of Israel|

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politics3 years ago•5 min saved

Israeli and US officials discuss West Bank, Gaza tensions and Saudi normalization progress.

A senior Biden administration official has criticized the "misreporting" in the Israeli press about US efforts to broker a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. The official clarified that an Israel-Saudi agreement was still "no question an end goal" for the Biden administration and that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has also vocalized "that is clearly a thing he's got in mind as a step he wants to move to[ward]." The US still sees interim deals that can be reached with Jerusalem and Riyadh before a formal normalization agreement is signed.

via The Times of Israel|

#biden-administration #israel #misreporting

international-relations3 years ago•1 min saved

Kosovo and Serbia Collaborate to Locate Missing War Victims

Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to work together to locate and identify hundreds of people still missing from the 1998-99 war. The EU has led efforts to normalize ties between Serbia and Kosovo, which declared its independence in 2008. Most Western countries have recognized Kosovo, but Serbia has not. The agreement on the missing persons was reached during talks in Brussels on Tuesday.

via BBC|

#international-relations #kosovo #missing-persons