According to Ghaith al-Omari, former advisor to Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab states will remain an 'aspiration' unless Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays out a credible pathway for Palestinian statehood. Al-Omari, who is also a Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, highlighted the importance of Israel presenting a clear plan for Palestinian statehood to move forward with Arab states like Saudi Arabia.
During his recent address to Congress, Netanyahu proposed the establishment of a new alliance called the 'Abraham Alliance,' which he described as a natural extension of the groundbreaking Abraham Accords. However, Al-Omari emphasized that Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, are eager to normalize relations with Israel but are looking for a concrete pathway to Palestinian statehood as a prerequisite.
