saudi arabia: If I do that… I will not be alive: Saudi Prince Salman’s concern

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman worries that ignoring the Palestinian issue could be fatal for him. An English newspaper reported that he said this to the US Congress.  

Galla S Kiran Kumar, Bureau Chief

saudi arabia Internet Desk: The Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), is worried that he may be killed if relations with Israel are normalized without paying attention to Palestinian concerns. He made these comments while speaking to members of the US Congress, according to an article by the English newspaper Politico. On this occasion, he seems to have asked the members of Congress what America has done in the matter of the protection of Egypt’s former president Anwar Sadat. At that time, Egypt also normalized relations with Israel and made an agreement at Camp David. After this, Anwar was shot dead by some terrorists in 1981. 

MBS revealed that he is ready to take forward the relations with Israel even though he is afraid of death. It is reported that America has also made many offers to Saudi Arabia in this program. These include defense deals, civil nuclear programs and investments in the technology sector.

On the other hand, it seems that the Saudi prince MBS is unhappy with the Israeli government’s unwillingness to establish a Palestinian state. “We are paying attention to the issue of Palestine… the whole of West Asia is paying attention to this matter. If I do not pay attention to it, my position as the protector of the holy places in Islam will not be stable,” MBS said at the US Congress. 

On the other hand, America has recently announced some decisions to tame Saudi Arabia. It resumed arms sales to the country. The Ministry of Health has announced that nearly 40,000 people have lost their lives in the war that has been going on for almost 10 months in Gaza. Israel’s war here is not likely to stop in the near future