Peace in Gaza, Palestinian ‘state recognition’, Israel-Saudi ‘normalization’, ‘cease of attacks’
The Middle East war was approached through peace negotiations with ‘state recognition’ for Palestine and ‘cessation of attacks’ by Israel.
The US Middle East peace strategy was condensed into the simultaneous progress of ‘normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel’ and ‘recognition of the state of Palestine by the US and Saudi Arabia’.
White House National Security Advisor Sullivan said at the Davos Forum on the 17th, "We have determined that the best approach is to pursue a package deal that includes meaningful progress and political horizons for the Palestinian people along with normalization of relations between Israel and major Arab countries." “He announced his approach to negotiations with ‘recognition of the state of Palestine.’
Iran's Foreign Minister said at the Davos Forum on the 17th, "The end of the genocide in the Gaza Strip will lead to the end of military action and crises in the region," and "Once the Gaza War ends, Israel and its interests by the 'Axis of Resistance' will be defeated." “Attacks against will stop,” he said, confirming the approach to the Middle East conflict.
During his trip to the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken delivered a rough agreement to Israel that Israel would help rebuild the Gaza Strip after the war and continue economic integration with Israel, Time of Israel reported on the 17th.
During his visit to Israel, Blinken held private meetings with other members of the war cabinet, including moderate Minister Benny Gantz, a potential successor to hard-line Prime Minister Netanyahu, and opposition leader Yair Lapid.
“Biden’s hopes of reorganizing the Middle East after the war are completely tied to the ultimate establishment of a Palestinian state,” one of the senior U.S. administration officials involved in the meeting said in an interview with NBC. “This is a possibility that will have to wait until there is another government in Israel.” “It means that it is high,” he said on this day.
In response to the US NBC report, Time of Israel said, “Secretary Blinken’s announcement that Israel will agree to the establishment of a Palestinian state came a day after he publicly suggested the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia,” adding that the Israel-Saudi Arabia effort that Biden was pushing for Peace negotiations were confirmed with both normalization and recognition of the Palestinian state.
During his visit to Davos, Secretary of State Blinken said, “There is a ‘new equation’ in the Middle East where Israel’s Arab and Muslim neighbors are prepared to integrate Jews into the region, but are equally committed to the path to a Palestinian state.” "You are in a place right now where Arab countries, including countries like Saudi Arabia, are ready to do things in their relationship with Israel that they have never been prepared to do before. That opens up a completely different future, a much more secure future," he told CNBC. said to
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in Davos that day, “Peace between Israel and Palestine and expansion of the Abraham Accords are possible ‘in the near future.’” “The administration is committed to Israel’s integration in the region as a tool to resolve the crisis in Gaza.” “We are actively working to make progress,” he said.
“Their comments come after Time of Israel reported last week that technical talks were continuing between the United States and Saudi Arabia on a potential normalization agreement between Jerusalem and Riyadh amid the Israel-Hamas war,” Time of Israel said.
Prime Minister Netanyahu refused to mediate U.S. Secretary of State Blinken's recognition of the Palestinian state and the normalization of Saudi relations. The Time of Israel confirmed in interviews with U.S. officials that Blinken agreed to Netanyahu's request that "Israel not attack Hezbollah in Lebanon."
Netanyahu and Blinken also agreed to allow U.N. officials to be dispatched to Gaza to conduct an assessment of the conditions needed to allow Palestinians to return to their homes in northern Gaza, as requested by the United States. reported.
NBC reported on this day, citing officials involved in the U.S. administration's negotiations, that "we are going beyond Prime Minister Netanyahu to achieve our goals in the region," and that one of the officials said that Prime Minister Netanyahu "won't be there forever."
The Time of Israel reported that Secretary of State Blinken said in a closed-door meeting with the Israeli Cabinet that “Hamas cannot be eliminated through military means alone, and if Israeli leaders do not recognize this, history will repeat itself.”
Citing international reports, Davos Forum Chairman Mohammed Mustafa said 350,000 homes were completely or partially destroyed in the Gaza Strip, assuming that 150,000 homes would have to be rebuilt at an average cost of $100,000 per unit. “It will cost 15 billion dollars,” he said on this day.