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| Ex-Saudi intel chief to ToI: Riyadh will consider normalization when Israel acts normally |
| 2025-12-23 |
| [IsraelTimes] In very rare engagement with Israeli media, Prince Turki al-Faisal says kingdom won’t forge ties with Israel without ‘resolution to Palestinian issue entailing two-state solution’ Oh well. There are other who are interested. Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief, Prince Turki al-Faisal, told The Times of Israel on Sunday that Riyadh is currently not even entertaining the idea of normalizing relations with Israel and will only do so if Jerusalem begins acting like a “normal country.”“Saudi Arabia is not considering a normalization deal with Israel. Should Israel become a normal country with normal acceptance of international law, then Saudi Arabia will consider normalization,” he said in an interview. While Prince Turki made the comments in a highly rare engagement with Israeli media, the content of his remarks was another demonstration of just how far the world’s leading Arab and Muslim nation appears to be from forging ties with Israel, despite Washington’s strong desire to see it happen. Prince Turki is known for adopting a harsher tone against Israel than that of his government in recent years, but his positions have been reflective of Riyadh’s official stance on potential ties with the Jewish state. He served as director general of Saudi Arabia’s General Intelligence Directorate from 1979 to 2001 …I seem to recall he was the Kingdom’s connection to Al Qaeda and other pet Sunni jihadi movements, among other interesting projects he undertook for the family. Priorities changed after they saw the unexpected response to 9/11… before shorter stints as the Gulf kingdom’s ambassador to the UK and the US. He has continued weighing in on international affairs since his retirement from public life, and he currently serves as the chairman of the King Faisal Foundation’s Center for Research and Islamic Studies.Although Saudi officials generally hold a no-contact policy with Israeli media, Prince Turki agreed to answer a series of questions regarding the prospects of a potential normalization agreement between Riyadh and Jerusalem. Related: Turki al-Faisal 02/15/2025 Arab countries scramble to offer Trump an alternate proposal for post-war Gaza Turki al-Faisal 09/17/2024 Iran-Backed Houthis Holding 'World as Hostage,' Biden's 'Pinprick Bombings' Aren't Enough Turki al-Faisal 12/23/2023 Jamal Khashoggi's widow gets political asylum in US |
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