Saudi Arabia will not recognise Israel without Palestinian state, says Crown Prince

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Saudi Arabia will not recognise ******* without ************ state, says Crown Prince

DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday said the kingdom would not recognise ******* without a ************ state and strongly condemned the “******* of the ******** occupation” against the ************ people.

“The kingdom will not stop its tireless work towards the establishment of an independent ************ state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm that the kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations with ******* without that,” the crown prince, known as MbS, said.

After the eruption of war last October between ******* and the militant ************ group ****** that rules Gaza, Saudi Arabia put on ice U.S.-backed plans for the kingdom to normalise ties with *******, two sources familiar with Riyadh’s thinking said earlier this year, in a swift reordering of its diplomatic priorities.

MbS, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, had said just weeks before the fighting broke out that Riyadh was getting closer to a deal.

The two sources told Reuters there would be some delay in the U.S.-backed talks on normalisation of Saudi-******* ties, which is seen as a key step for the kingdom to secure what it considers the real prize of a U.S. defence pact in exchange.

MbS made the remarks at an annual speech to the advisory Shura Council, which he gave on behalf of his father, King Salman.

The council swore an oath of office before MbS on Wednesday before he addressed it.

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah and Nadine Awadalla; Writing by Yousef Saba; Editing by Jon Boyle and Alex Richardson)

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