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Israel, Saudi Arabia against peace, security in Mideast: Pundit

Monday, 25 July 2016 6:50 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 25 July 2016 6:51 AM ]

Saudi Retired General Anwar Eshki and a delegation of Saudi academics and business people meet with Israeli Knesset members, July 22, 2016. (Photo by Haaretz)

Saudi Arabia and Israel have both been hatching plots to derail the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between Iran and the six world powers. Both regimes have been cooperating to support terrorist groups in Syria, Iraq and Yemen in recent years, a commentator said.

Ibrahim Mousawi told Press TV's Debate program on Sunday that the Israeli regime has actively backed the Saudi authorities to come closer to their goal of sabotaging the nuclear deal, adding that Riyadh may be of the opinion that their cooperation with Israel in this regard would satisfy Tel Aviv and Washington.

According to the analyst, the Israeli regime is supporting Takfiri groups, because it thinks the terrorists’ atrocities would distract world public opinion from the regime’s crimes against Palestinians.

He further said that even though there are no diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and the Israeli regime, there has been a kind of secret coordination all along and that the two sides are only now declaring their meetings openly.

A well-connected retired Saudi general has traveled to Israel. According to the daily Ha’aretz, Anwar Eshki has held meetings with Israel’s Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold Yoav Mordechai and a number of Knesset members.

Mousawi further noted, “The Israelis have never expressed any willingness to come to any initiative. Even the initiative of King Abdullah [late Saudi king] was not accepted by the Israelis. They have mocked it.”

“Israel and peace are two words that cannot go together, because this is an occupation against the will and the acceptance of the people in Palestine,” he cautioned.

Also attending Press TV's Debate program, journalist and political commentator Richard Mille said that since Saudi Arabia is an important country in the Middle East and the kingdom has proposed a peace initiative between Palestinians and Israelis, Tel Aviv is seeking to make peace with Riyadh.

Millet also noted that Saudi Arabia and Israel do not have any formal relations, adding, “It is not unreasonable to expect someone of Saudi origin to go to Israel” to see if there is any possibility of the Saudi peace initiative being reinvigorated.

Most Arab governments have no diplomatic relations with Israel. Nevertheless, reports indicate that some Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, have been in secret relations with Tel Aviv.

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