Some believe de facto ruler Crown Prince MBS wants to join the accords, but can't do so until his father passes on, since his father opposes it. If that were true, then the Palestinian-state thing would just be a dodge, to mark time. But I don't know if it's true, if MBS is really ready for it. Bibi has highlighted it because he would wa…
Some believe de facto ruler Crown Prince MBS wants to join the accords, but can't do so until his father passes on, since his father opposes it. If that were true, then the Palestinian-state thing would just be a dodge, to mark time. But I don't know if it's true, if MBS is really ready for it. Bibi has highlighted it because he would want to have it as a legacy achievement, formal peace with Saudi Arabia. Even if it doesn't materialize, there's a level of tacit cooperation and mutual acceptance between the two countries that many would have thought impossible earlier in this century. It's dramatic progress (for now) in any case, even if it doesn't get formalized.
Some believe de facto ruler Crown Prince MBS wants to join the accords, but can't do so until his father passes on, since his father opposes it. If that were true, then the Palestinian-state thing would just be a dodge, to mark time. But I don't know if it's true, if MBS is really ready for it. Bibi has highlighted it because he would want to have it as a legacy achievement, formal peace with Saudi Arabia. Even if it doesn't materialize, there's a level of tacit cooperation and mutual acceptance between the two countries that many would have thought impossible earlier in this century. It's dramatic progress (for now) in any case, even if it doesn't get formalized.
That’s an encouraging analysis. Thanks! Do you think any other Muslim states in particular might follow if Saudi Arabia joins?
Oman was thought to be likely, but last month its parliament passed a law against it--thought to have been motivated by the rise of Israel's new government with its considerable far-right contingent. Bibi, who shepherded this government into existence, forgot that he can't have it both ways. https://www.timesofisrael.com/oman-once-thought-to-be-next-abraham-accords-signer-criminalizes-ties-with-israel/