Labour MPs slam 'barbaric' Netanyahu call for Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia

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Andreas Krieg, an associate professor at the Defence Studies Department of King's College London, agreed.

"I don't think the Saudis view normalisation as realistic with the current government in Israel in place," he told MEE.

"This was a political comment made by Netanyahu to appease his base, who are concerned that Netanyahu has to make concessions to the Palestinians to get normalisation with Saudi Arabia," he added.

"Like with Trump, these are political, populist narratives that could be subject to change if Israel was serious about engaging Saudi Arabia."

Krieg noted that Netanyahu's remarks were "completely out of sync with the policies of probably 193 UN member states outside the US and Israel", all of whom agree that Palestinians have a "right to self-determination within the historic boundaries of Palestine".

Period	7 Feb 2025
Held at	Middle East Eye, United States