Israel discusses with the US the ‘normalization with some countries’

In a statement on his account on the X social media platform, Israeli Defense Minister Gallant said that during his visit to New York he met with the White House National Security Council Middle East Coordinator Brett McGurk. , and the Assistant Secretary for Middle Eastern Affairs. of the United States Department of State, Barbara Leaf.

Gallant claimed that they discussed with US officials the issue of extending the Abraham Accords (normalization agreements) to include some core countries, while maintaining Israel’s qualitative superiority, and provided no information on the countries in question.

Gallant said he had spoken with US officials about Iran’s moves that have destabilized the region and stressed that Israel will defend itself against threats.

According to news from the Israeli public broadcasting organization KAN, Gallant discussed issues about Saudi Arabia’s civilian nuclear program and uranium enrichment opportunities in Saudi Arabia during his meeting with US officials.

WHAT HAPPENED?

In recent years, there have been allegations in the Israeli media that Saudi Arabia asked the United States for help in establishing a civilian nuclear power program on its soil in order to normalize relations with Tel Aviv.

There have been recent accusations in the media that Israel is moving closer to normalization with Saudi Arabia.

Starting in 2020, under the mediation of former US President Donald Trump, a normalization process began between some Arab countries and Israel with the “Abraham Accords”. (AA)