- Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on July 28, 2025, that the kingdom will not normalize relations with Israel unless a Palestinian state is created and the war in Gaza ends.
- Speaking in New York with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, Prince Faisal declared, “Recognition is tied to the establishment of the Palestinian state.”
- He added that there can be no talk of normalization while Gaza suffers ongoing death and destruction, stressing the need to end the conflict first.
- The remarks were made at the opening of a high-level international conference on Palestine at the United Nations, co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and France.
- Prince Faisal called the two-state solution the key to regional stability, describing it as a “pivotal milestone” for lasting peace.
- He backed international recognition of Palestine, praising French President Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to recognize the Palestinian state.
- The Saudi foreign minister also rejected the idea that Israel could have a veto over the recognition of Palestine.
- These comments mark the clearest stance from Saudi Arabia in recent talks, firmly linking any future Israel-Saudi relations to Palestinian statehood and peace in Gaza.
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