The Arabic-language al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper quoted social media activists as
saying that the Saudi authorities have last Thursday detained two male activists
named Dr. Mohammad al-Rabi'eh and Dr. Ibrahim al-Madimiq and four female
activists, including Lajin al-Hazloul, Azizeh al-Yousef, Iman al-Nafjan and
Noureh Faqih, who are all against Riyadh's attempts to normalize relations with
Israel.
Also, Abdollah al-Qamedi, a Saudi activist living in Britain, said that the
Saudi authorities have imprisoned his mother and brother for over 50 years with
permission to visit family members.
In a relevant report in February, Qatar’s Arabic-language al-Arab newspaper,
reported that Saudi forces detained Noha al-Balawi, a female activist, over a
post she published on her Twitter page, criticizing normalization of ties with
Israel.
Balawi, wearing a niqab in the video, stated that Israeli-Saudi relations would
only serve the interests of the Tel Aviv regime, and would be to the detriment
of Arab nations.
Speaking in an interview with France 24 television news network on December 13,
2017, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the kingdom had a "roadmap” to
establish full diplomatic ties with the Tel Aviv regime.
In mid-November last year, a Lebanese paper published a secret document that
showed that the Saudis were willing to normalize relations with Israel as part
of a US-led Israeli-Palestinian peace effort and unite Saudi-allied countries
against Iran.
The document, published by al-Akhbar daily, was a letter from the Saudi foreign
minister to bin Salman, explaining why it was in the kingdom’s interest to
normalize relations with Israel. The letter said a rapprochement between Saudi
Arabia and Israel has risks for the kingdom due to the strength of the
Palestinian cause among Muslims.
The Saudis' willingness to boost ties with Israel has offended several Arab
countries, including Jordan.
As for the Palestinian refugee issue, the letter says the Saudis would be
willing to help the estimated five million Palestinian refugees worldwide settle
in the host countries rather than being brought back to the occupied Palestinian
territories.
Source:FNA