US Democrats oppose security deal for Saudi Arabia

20 US Democratic senators have expressed support for a possible deal to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, but expressed concern over providing Riyadh with any security guarantees or nuclear support. .

In a letter to the US president, the senators stressed that if the Joe Biden administration makes a historic deal to establish diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel in exchange for meeting Saudi Arabia’s demands, the White House will ask Congress to may face resistance from

Talks on the landmark development on the global stage are moving forward, but US officials have warned that much work remains to be done.

Proposals from Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats also call for “meaningful” provisions to preserve the option of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in any deal.

On the other hand, Israel’s far-right government is expected to resist any major concessions to the Palestinians.

Peaceful relations between Israel and its neighbors have been a central goal of U.S. foreign policy, the senators wrote in their letter. strengthen political, cultural and economic ties’, but he also cited misunderstandings regarding Saudi Arabia’s demands.

Three sources in the region familiar with the developments said that Saudi Arabia is committed to a military deal that would require the US to defend Israel in exchange for ties to Israel, unless Israel Saudi Arabia will not make a deal even if it does not make major concessions to the Palestinians to establish their own state.

It should be noted that in exchange for establishing relations with Israel, Saudi Arabia had asked the US President Joe Biden’s administration for a defense guarantee and also expressed its desire to build a civilian nuclear program.

According to the Wall Street Journal, a diplomat said that over the past year, Saudi Arabia has been pushing the Biden administration for a civilian nuclear program, but the agreement is still far away.

Former Israeli ambassador Martin Indek said Saudi Arabia’s request for a civilian nuclear program is a concern for the US because it fears it might lead to a large-scale proliferation of nuclear weapons.

He had said that this agreement might benefit both the US and Israel, but the Congress might resist it.

Martin Indic had said that the terms of the security agreement were yet to be determined but that they were expected to lose the mutual defense guarantee.