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        "id": 1945705,
        "msgid": "non-negotiable-saudi-arabias-absolute-condition-for-normalising-relations-with-israel-1787907082",
        "date": "2026-08-28 15:00:00",
        "title": "Non-Negotiable: Saudi Arabia's Absolute Condition for Normalising Relations with Israel",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Saudi Arabia has reiterated that it will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel until an independent Palestinian state is formed along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. The stance comes amid reports that US President Donald Trump is seeking to link US-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation to Riyadh-Israel normalisation. Saudi sources insist the nuclear programme is part of a broader strategic partnership and should not be contingent on diplomatic recognition of Israel.",
        "content": "<p>Saudi Arabia has again affirmed that it will not establish diplomatic\nrelations with Israel before an independent Palestinian state is formed\nalong the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. This position\nemerged amid reports that United States President Donald Trump is\nseeking to link US-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation with normalisation of\nrelations between Riyadh and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Trump has forwarded\nthe US-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement to Congress for review.\nHowever, the deal is said not to take effect if Riyadh does not join the\nAbraham Accords.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president\u2019s position has not changed, and the agreement will not\nmove forward unless Saudi Arabia joins the Abraham Accords,\u201d said a US\ngovernment source, as quoted by The Wall Street Journal on Friday\n(28\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The report emerged after US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi\nEnergy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed a civil nuclear\nagreement last month.<\/p>\n<p>However, a Saudi source quoted by Israel\u2019s Channel 12 denied any link\nbetween the nuclear cooperation and normalisation of Saudi-Israeli\nrelations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Saudi position is clear, firm, and unwavering,\u201d the source said,\nas quoted by Middle East Monitor. \u201cThere will be no diplomatic relations\nwith Israel without the establishment of an independent Palestinian\nstate within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The source stressed that Saudi Arabia\u2019s civil nuclear programme is\npart of a broader strategic partnership between Riyadh and Washington.\nTherefore, the programme should not be contingent on Saudi Arabia\u2019s\ndecision to establish diplomatic relations with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Riyadh\u2019s reaffirmation shows that the Palestinian issue remains the\nprimary condition for any possible normalisation with Israel, even as\nWashington continues to push for the expansion of the Abraham Accords in\nthe Middle East.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/non-negotiable-saudi-arabias-absolute-condition-for-normalising-relations-with-israel-1787907082",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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