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Donald Trump Saudi -Arabia Visit to exclude Israel Normalization talks

Donald Trump Saudi -Arabia Visit to exclude Israel Normalization talks

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When US President Donald Trump ends up in Riad on Tuesday, he will be welcomed with opulent ceremonies, gold -plated palaces and the prospect of investments of 1 trillion dollar. But the Rasende War in Gaza refused a goal for him that he longed for a long time: normalization of the Saudi Israel.

Behind the scenes, US officials Israel quietly urged to agree to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza -one of Saudi -Arabia's conditions for a restart of normalization talks, said two golf sources near official circles and one US official.

Steve Witkoff Steve Witkoff from Trump's Middle East told an audience in the Israeli embassy in Washington that he expected progress in expanding the Abraham Agreement, a number of shops that Trump conveyed during his first term, including the Arab states, including VAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, Israel.

“We believe that we will soon have some or many announcements that we hope to make progress by next year,” said Witkoff in a video of his speech. It is expected to accompany Trump while visiting the Middle East.

The opposition by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against a permanent stopover of the war or the creation of a Palestinian state is unlikely to progress in similar conversations with Riyadh, two of the sources.

An illustrative picture of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi -arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Credit: Bandar Algaloud/With the kind permission of Saudi Royal Court/Reuters/Liri Agami/Flash90)

Saudi -Arabia does not recognize Israel as legitimate, which means that the two most advanced economies and military mights in the Middle East have no formal diplomatic bonds. Followers of the normalization of relationships say that it would bring stability and prosperity into the region and at the same time counteract the influence of Iran.

The establishment of ties for Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, has become particularly toxic since the beginning of the continuing war between Israel and the Hamas.

Therefore, the topic, which was concluded with a central importance for bilateral conversations in Trump's first term, effectively from economic and other security matters between Washington and the Kingdom, six other sources with which Reuters spoke for this story, including two Saudi and two US officials. People asked everyone to stay anonymous to talk about sensitive diplomatic conversations.

Saudi-Arabia's de-facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, needs the Gaza reference and a credible path to a Palestinian state “,” before he returns with the question of normalization, “said Dennis Ross, a former US negotiator.

In the meantime, according to the six sources, Washington and Riad Trump will largely focus on Trump's journey on economic partnerships and other regional affairs. Lucrative investments such as big business in weapons, mega projects and artificial intelligence are involved, emphasized officials on both sides.

The approach was arrested in diplomatic discussions between Saudi and US officials before the trip, the first formal state visit by Trump's second term.

Trump's declared goal is to secure a Billion dollar investment in US companies and to sign an initial obligation of $ 600 billion that the crown prince has signed.

The wealthy kingdom, the world's leading oil exporter, knows the ritual well: draw the guest, ensure that you have a favor. The goal, said the sources of Reuters, be it, be it to avoid diplomatic landmines, and maybe, they said to gain concessions from Trump in the Gaza Red and its consequences.

“The Trump administration wants this trip to be a big deal. That means many lively announcements and cooperation that are good for America,” said Robert Mogielnicki, senior -based scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, a think tank in Washington.

“The normalization of relationships with Israel is a much more difficult elevator than the red carpet for President Trump and the announcement of investment offers,” he said.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to comment on an understanding that was achieved before the trip and said Trump “will try to strengthen relationships between the United States and our Arabic golf partners during visits”.

The Saudi government's communications office did not respond to a request for comments.

October 7, the normalization of the Saudi Israel was entitled

Before Hamas started their attacks on Israel to kill 1,200 people and exploit the Israeli offensive in Gaza – the Crown Prince completed a pioneering diplomatic agreement: Israel recognized that a US default pact recognized in exchange with Riyadh.

But the extent of Israel's campaign forced a break in the conversations. Bin Salman accused Israel of the genocide.

Trump frustrates the effects of the longer Gaza crisis on the normalization efforts and could use his visit to unveiled a US framework to end the 18-month war, the two golf sources said.

The plan could create a transitional government and new security agreements for the post -war gaza – possibly to redesign regional diplomacy and open the door to future normalization talks, they said.

Trump underlines ongoing diplomacy with high operations and met on Thursday with the Minister for Strategic Affairs of Israeli matters, Ron Dermer, privately to discuss the war and nuclear discussions with Iran, Axios reported.

The US State Department did not immediately answer questions about Trump's discussions about Gaza.

Image of people who gather in the Gaza Strip. (Credit: Palestinian Center for Politics and Service Research Screenshot)

Trump has not noticed a visit to Israel as part of his tour of the region. Two diplomats found that the US President recently spoke of his “Gaza Riviera” plan, who annoyed the Arab world with the proposal to relocate the entire Gazan population and the US property.

Washington took a number of measures in the list of the trip that are positive for Saudi Arabia. An agreement to stop the US bombing of the Houthis in Yemen corresponds to a Saudi ceasefire. Washington has also completed civilian talks from the normalization question.

The blocked Saudi-US defense pact, which was originally designed as a formal contract, was revived late in the scaled form of security guarantees in the presidency of bidges in order to avoid the opposition of the congress.

The Trump government has now taken up these discussions together with the discussions about a civilian nuclear agreement, three of the sources, while it warns that it will take some time to define the conditions.

China's influence on the visit

Trump's Saudi journey is his first formal visit to the state and a second foreign journey since his re -election after participating in the funeral of the Pope in Rome. He will also visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Under the showmanship of Trump's visits, the diplomats also have a calculated effort that has steadily expanded the economic orientations in a region in which Beijing, Washington's main competitor of economic economic rivalization, its economic rival at the center of the petrodollar system.

Trump's first trip abroad during his first term also began in Riad, where he unveiled Saudi investments of 350 billion US dollars.

Trump orders the Saudi leadership, which was rooted in close relationships during his first term – a period that was defined by large weapon transactions and the steadfast US support for Bin Salman, even when the global outrage over the murder of the columnist Jamal Khashoggi broke out by Saudi agents in Istanbul.

Saudi Arabia and its Golf allies are now planning to demand Trump to alleviate the US regulations that are increasingly deterring foreign investments, especially in sectors that were classified as part of the “critical national infrastructure in America”, five industry sources said.

In meetings with US officials, Saudi ministers will use a more business-friendly climate, especially at a time when China surrounds golf capital aggressively, the industry sources said.

While China's economic rise may exceed Trump's foreign policy agenda, it will not be easy in Saudi Arabia. China has been integrated into the plans of the kingdom since Vision 2030 and dominates the sectors from energy and infrastructure to renewable energies.



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