Have you ever wondered what it would be like if two old rivals suddenly decided to be friends? It's not a movie plot, it's a big deal in the Middle East. Imagine that U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan recently said at an event that the U.S. would not leave Palestine alone and make small moves with Saudi Arabia.
As soon as these words came out, it was really eye-catching, after all, the recent rumors that the United States and Saudi Arabia are going to make a private agreement are flying all over the sky.
Speaking of which, it must be mentioned that in October last year, the Palestinians and Israelis fought again, making the Saudi-Israeli peace agreement, which could have been signed by the end of the year, become suspenseful. The Saudi side has made it clear that if they want me to shake hands with Israel, Israel has to be nicer to its Palestinian brothers, and there has to be substantial progress in establishing the country.
No, Saudi Foreign Minister Al-Faisal also mentioned that to reach an agreement with the United States, Ruth on the Palestinian side is "real and irreversible".
But you see, the operation on the side of the United States is a bit confusing. On the one hand, he said that he wanted to help Saudi Arabia develop nuclear energy, and on the other hand, he had to let Palestine establish a state, isn't this a two-sided flattery?
More interestingly, the Wall Street Journal said that the United States also wants to limit China's influence in the Middle East. This is a bit complicated, do you say that the United States really wants peace in the Middle East, or is it just playing a bigger game?
Moreover, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Saudi crown prince seem to have talked quite smoothly, saying that the establishment of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel is "progressing well" and that they are almost at the point of signing an agreement.
But how does this sound a little inconsistent with Sullivan's statement? This makes people wonder, are there different voices in the United States?
Then there's Burns, the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who is busy brokering a ceasefire in Cairo, Egypt's capital.
As a result, Hamas and Israel did make some progress, but Israeli officials said that we would not end the war as part of the agreement, which really didn't sound good.
Let's talk about specific examples. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly that they were close to signing a historic peace agreement with Saudi Arabia.
Does this sound familiar? But can you really believe this kind of promise in the political arena?
Speaking of which, I have to mention analysts at American think tanks, who say that this negotiation is like climbing Mount Everest, and if you are not careful, you will have to fall. This is quite vivid, after all, the troubled waters of the Middle East are not so easy to figure out.
And, you see, the U.S. government predicts that the negotiators could work out more details in the next nine to 12 months. However, analysts believe that all parties face considerable resistance, whether it is security guarantees, civilian nuclear projects or the Palestinian issue. It's like a high-stakes gamble, and if you're not careful, you'll lose everything.