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Reports: Saudi, Oman to Normalize Ties With Israel Soon


Sun 13 Dec 2020 | 11:30 AM
NaDa Mustafa

On Sunday, Israeli media uncovered the next Arab countries that will normalize diplomatic ties with Israel after the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco, according to Sputnik news agency.

Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation "KAN," said that "There is a prevailing belief among decision-makers in Israel, that the Sultanate of Oman is the next country that will normalize relations with Israel after Morocco."

Moreover, KAN also claimed that Saudi Arabia will likely join the peace deals even before the transfer of power in the White House.

"Despite Riyadh's displeasure at the leakage of the secret meeting between Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu three weeks ago in Neom city, the Saudis want other countries to precede them to normalization with Israel before they themselves join the peace process," KAN added.

In a related context, a senior Israeli official said that "contacts are underway with other Islamic countries to normalize ties with Israel, especially Pakistan and Indonesia, in addition to Niger, Mali, Djibouti, Mauritania, Comoros, Brunei, Bangladesh, and the Malpes."

It is worth mentioning that, on Thursday, US President Donald Trump announced that Morocco’s King Mohamed VI had agreed to normalize relations with Israel in a peace deal brokered by the United States, making the North African nation the fourth Arab country in few months to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.

“Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to full diplomatic relations – a massive breakthrough for peace in the Middle East!” Trump tweeted.

The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan recently moved to normalize relations with Israel in deals brokered by Washington.