Following an agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to restore relations, the United States has urged Saudi Arabia, the most important country in the Muslim world, to restore relations with Israel.
Jared Kishner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump and a White House adviser, has said it would be in Saudi Arabia's interest to normalize relations with Israel, according to a report by the French news agency AFP. Has done
He told reporters in a telephone briefing that it would reduce the influence of his common rival Iran in the region and ultimately help the Palestinians.
"It would be great for Saudi Arabia's business, for defense, and to put it bluntly, I think it would help the Palestinians," Kishner said.
Saudi Arabia, the largest economy in the Arab world, has been silent since the US president announced last week the resumption of diplomatic relations between the UAE and Israel.
It should be noted that as a result of the resumption of diplomatic relations between the UAE and Israel, Israel has agreed to postpone the annexation of parts of the West Bank, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear that the plan still exists.
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Donald Trump's son-in-law also said that Saudi King Salman and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have repeatedly expressed the dream of an independent Palestinian state with economic opportunities.
According to Jared Kishner, the main thing he said was that he wanted to see the Palestinian people with a state and economic opportunities.
Bahrain and Oman, two members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), have welcomed the agreement between the UAE and Israel, while Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar have not yet responded.
Saudi Arabia, a key country in the Muslim world, will have to face sensitive political issues before it can formally recognize the Jewish state.
On the same issue, Jared Kishner said that "establishing relations with Israel is in the interest of many of these countries from a security and economic point of view."
He said the closer countries like Israel and the UAE get, the harder it will be for Iran.
"If you think there are people who don't want to see a peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, the first opponent will be Iran," the White House adviser said.
Last week, the Iranian president called the UAE's decision to normalize relations with the Jewish state a "big mistake."
The White House adviser also said in a press briefing that the United States would not approve Israel's integration for some time, given the UAE-Israel agreement and peace efforts in the region.
"Israel has agreed with us that it will not take action without our consent and we have no plans to agree for some time," Kishner said in a briefing.
"At the moment, our focus is on the implementation of the new peace agreement," he said.
"We really want a greater relationship between Israel and the UAE, and we want Israel to focus on new relations and new allies," the White House adviser said.
Last week, the United Arab Emirates and Israel signed a "peace agreement" that would restore diplomatic relations between the two countries.
According to the agreement, Israel will postpone its plan for unilateral annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank.
Announcing the agreement, the US president said that the Israeli and UAE delegations would sign bilateral agreements in the coming weeks on investment, tourism, direct flights, security and the establishment of mutual embassies.
In this regard, the Israeli Minister of Intelligence had said that after the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman could also be the next Gulf countries to formalize diplomatic relations with Israel.
