Faisal Abbas
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal
So I think you will hear from the Arab League. There are consultations that are about to happen in Saudi Arabia involving a number of concerned countries such as Jordan and Egypt, as well as a number of other Gulf states. And there will be a counter proposal now, whether or not the other side, i.e. the Israelis, accept to it is a different story.
Global News Podcast
Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal
What Saudi Arabia brings, perhaps compared to other countries who have signed Abraham Accords, or have signed normalization deals with Israel, is Saudi Arabia is in a league of its own, given the religious, given the political and the economic clout and leadership, the position that it has in the Arab and Muslim world.
Global News Podcast
Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal
So what it brings is not a role, but more of leverage, because with Saudi Arabia comes a stamp of approval from the custodian of the two holy mosques, and that will be a sign for the rest of the Muslim and Arab world.
Global News Podcast
Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal
The Kingdom has made it very clear over and over again that without a recognition of the Palestinian state, the conversation simply cannot be happening. This is why the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has not joined the Abraham Accords. This is why we've been trying for the past two years in efforts spearheaded by the foreign minister
Global News Podcast
Starmer warns US backstop needed for Ukraine peace deal
zu formen eine globale Koalition für die Zweistellung, weil wir glauben, dass das der einzige Weg ist, Israel's Sicherheitsbedürfnisse zu garantieren. Und auch den Palästinensern, was sie rechtlich verdienen, was ein eigenes Staat ist.