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Peloni: Saudi demands require a two state solution, but a two state solution has existed for the past century. It came at the cost of 78% of the territory intended to be included in the Jewish Homeland in the League of Nations Mandate of Palestine thru the efforts of the mendacious British. Accepting this fact could solve many problems in the region. Requiring the creation of a second such state, however, would come at too great of a price, even for Saudi normalization.
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Saudi Arabia has made its position clear: there will be no peace agreement with Israel until there is a defined pathway toward a recognized Palestinian state. Riyadh has said this openly and consistently, without the diplomatic hedging common in the region. In a landscape full of mixed signals, the Saudis stand out for being direct — especially compared to governments that speak of peace publicly while quietly taking steps that sustain tensions. There is no sign this Saudi stance will change anytime soon.
The real complications come from other Arab governments. Many present themselves as secular and friendly toward Israel, yet privately insist that nothing can move forward without a two-state agreement. They offer one message to Western audiences, and another behind closed doors to Washington and Trump. And in the Middle East, it’s crucial to focus on what governments do, not just what they say.
The uncomfortable truth is that some states pushing publicly for a two-state solution are not trying to resolve the conflict; they are benefiting from the ongoing stalemate. Their actions and their statements often point in opposite directions.
One rule reliably holds in this region: actions, not words, tell the real story.
The United Arab Emirates — a country I genuinely admire — reflects this pattern. Emirati travelers visit Israel openly, showing real warmth toward Israelis. But on the policy level, the UAE still supports the two-state framework. Its official decisions, rather than its public outreach, show a preference for maintaining the current regional balance.
WILL SAUDI ARABIA SIGN A PEACE AGREEMENT WITH ISRAEL?
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@liz44, yes the Palestinians in J&S as well as Gaza have had a “Palestinian State” for years. For J&S, since 1948, for Gaza since 2015.
Yes we wouldn’t want a repeat of what we have seen. The only way to prevent a repeat of what we have seen is to repatriate Gazans and eventually once the king of Jordan abdicates, Jordan will become Palestine. That option is still by far the best that has ever surfaced.
I cannot justify anything we are seeing coming from Trump in this 2nd administration. According to Francisco Gil White, Trump’s behavior in his first administration which appeared to be pro-Israel was a kayfabe, and his behavior in this administration shows him to be as pro-jihadi as any prior President of the US. I admit I resisted accepting this viewpoint for quite a number of months, but instead of Trump’s behavior towards Israel getting better, it appears to have gotten worse.
I think Trump is trying to thread the needle between domestic support for Israel (his base) and the jihadist countries (Qatar, Turkiye). He certainly likes the color of Qatari and Saudi money for investment in the US. Perhaps at some point we will all be glad about that, if the US does get re-industrialized. Unless, that is, that it comes at the expense of Israel, which no one in MAGA would want to see.
I think Trump has made many positive steps since his election, even though dealing with foreign policy is easier than domestic issues because foreign policy is clearly an Article II function.
Readers here at Israpundit tend to look at almost all issues from a binary perspective: is it good for Israel or is it bad for Israel?
I think there are other issues that enter Trump’s thinking when it comes to the Middle East. For one thing, the elephant in the room is China. Prior to this presidency, we did not see Trump make many efforts in which we could divine his efforts to push China aside, except insofar as he rejected the Iran nuclear deal. Now in Trump’s full court press to win over Qatar, Saudi Arabia, etc. It is easier to see that he may be looking to cement relationships with the US and make their involvements with China secondary to their relationship with the US.
But at the same time, I also see Trump working with Xi JinPing and Putin, on getting the world’s people free from debt slavery and encouraging the countries of the world to use their own sovereign currency, backed by gold, or a basket of currencies backed by gold. The US, too, would have our own gold backed currency. The goal of freeing all the people of the world from central banks and the disaster of debt slavery is a worthy one and will make the world a freer place.
That is why it is not so simple to just say Trump is bad for Israel or bad for the Jews.
I think he would really like to be someone who creates a stable Middle East. I do not think he is coming from a place of evil but perhaps he thought he could be good to both Israel and the Arab countries and voila! peace would result. That makes him naive not evil.
When will the world realize that there is already a Palestinian State – called Gaza. And look what they did with it. Nothing like it can ever be tolerated again.
Wasn’t the whole point of the Abraham Accords to put the Pals on the back burner – removing their veto – in order to come to an agreement on common interests? That was its chief selling point. Otherwise, it’s dead in the water from the gitgo. This amounts to bait and switch as well as gaslighting. No point to a formal agreement then. All that does is tie Israel’s hands. Symbolism aside, Israel already has everything it needs from Saudi Arabia, under the table. “There are no diplomatic solutions.” Gosh. where have I read that before? Wracking my brain here.
Israel’s hands and feet are already tied behind their back. The gaslighting is par for the course, there are no diplomatic solutions that work if you are not strong enough and willing enough to follow through with your counter threats. Israel has shown that it has the strength but not the will. It’s time start engaging with those that want to destroy us at all costs, while ignoring the spectators and the gaslighters.