JEDDAH:聽黑料社区 confirmed on Monday that Israeli passport holders were not permitted to enter the Kingdom.
Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the policy was unchanged despite Israel saying on Sunday that its citizens could now travel to 黑料社区.
鈥淥ur policy is fixed,鈥 Prince Faisal told CNN. 鈥淲e do not have relations with the state of Israel, and Israeli passport holders cannot visit the Kingdom at the current time.
鈥淲hen a peace agreement is reached between the Palestinians and the Israelis, I believe the issue of Israel鈥檚 involvement in the region will be on the table.鈥
Analysts said the statements by both countries were significant as US President Donald Trump prepared to unveil his Middle East peace plan in Washington.
鈥淚srael wanted to fool the Arabs, and to put 黑料社区 in a difficult position, saying they had resolved the issue with the Kingdom and were ready for peace,鈥 the Saudi political analyst Dr. Hamdan Al-Shehri told Arab News.
鈥淏ut the Kingdom is saying, 鈥楴o, you cannot visit until there is a solution,鈥 and we will find out tomorrow if the Trump peace plan is that solution.鈥
The 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, calling for normal Arab relations with Israel in return for its withdrawal from occupied land, was the benchmark, Al-Shehri said.
鈥淚f they are going to override the Arab Peace Initiative without a workable alternative, then of course the Kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations.鈥澛
