Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) issued a rare direct criticism of Israel at the recent joint Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Riyadh on Monday.
Addressing the summit, MBS said that the international community should “immediately halt the Israeli actions against our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon.”
“We call on the international community to uphold its responsibility to maintain international peace and security by immediately ending the Israeli aggression against our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon,” MBS stated.
Going even further, the crown prince used some of the most critical language he has personally employed since the start of the Gaza War, saying, “The kingdom renews its call for a categorical rejection of the genocide committed by Israel against the brotherly Palestinian people.”
After several years of reports that a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia was near completion, MBS’ comments appeared to take many, especially in Israel, by surprise. […]
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