Why Do They Fear the Saudi Role?
As usual, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has garnered unprecedented global attention after hosting two significant events that could substantially alter the global and Middle Eastern landscape: the U.S.-Russia meetings on the war in Ukraine and the Arab consultative meeting on the situation in the Gaza Strip. The U.S.-Russia meeting sparked mixed and even angry reactions from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some European leaders, who viewed it as a betrayal by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who seemed to shift blame onto Zelenskyy for the ongoing war, now in its fourth year. Trump even referred to Zelenskyy as an "unelected dictator," suggesting a desire to remove him from power. Reports also indicated that Washington opposed the inclusion of the term "Russian aggression" in the G7 statement expected to be issued during its virtual summit on Monday.
While Trump demanded that Ukraine compensate the U.S. for aid provided during the Biden administration by granting American companies exclusive rights to Ukrainian minerals, European nations found themselves alone in bearing the costs of a war that Trump is eager to end, as he promised during his election campaign.
For various reasons, the U.S. administration requested Saudi leadership to host the high-level U.S.-Russia talks, which paved the way for an anticipated meeting in the Kingdom between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman earned praise and gratitude from Trump for hosting these "historic" talks, as he described them.
On Friday, the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted the King of Jordan and the Egyptian President in a "fraternal" meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders, from which Oman was notably absent. Although no final statement was issued, the summit followed the tense atmosphere created by Trump's statements calling for the displacement of Gaza's population and the seizure of the territory. These remarks sparked widespread official and popular Arab anger, seen as a threat to Arab security and an attempt to liquidate the Palestinian cause. The summit also came in response to inflammatory statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the Kingdom, which strongly rebuffed his remarks and reaffirmed its steadfast position on the just cause of the Palestinian people and their right to self-determination and liberation from Zionist occupation.
Many observers and analysts noted that this meeting would have significant implications for the Arab world, unifying its stance against proposed projects and rejecting any attempts to impose them. This unity is expected to be expressed at the upcoming Arab Summit scheduled for March 4 in Cairo. It has become clear that the Palestinian people, especially the residents of Gaza, refuse to accept any alternative to their homeland, despite the genocidal war waged against them by the brutal enemy forces for the past 15 months. This determination to hold onto their land has reached the point where Palestinian prisoners prefer to remain in enemy jails rather than be exiled from their homeland.
The clear opposition from Saudi, Egyptian, Jordanian, and other Arab leaders, alongside the Palestinians, to the displacement of Gaza's population led Trump to backtrack on his "Gaza Riviera" idea, calling it a "good idea" open to discussion while expressing surprise at Arab rejection.
What Led to the Deflation of the U.S.-Zionist Test Balloon?
When Saudi leadership agreed to host the U.S.-Russia talks, it provided the U.S. administration with leverage to fulfill its commitments to the American people and the world by ending the war in Ukraine. Trump chose the Kingdom because he recognized its religious, financial, economic, and geopolitical weight. By inviting Jordanian and Egyptian leaders to meet with GCC leaders, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aimed to emphasize Arab unity and shared destiny, highlighting that the region can no longer endure more wars, which the Zionist entity continues to wage against neighboring countries, threatening to expand them to other nations considered friendly to the U.S. These nations are economically self-sufficient and possess energy resources needed by the U.S. and the world, while the Zionist entity remains an economic, military, and political burden on the U.S., despite successive American administrations' commitment to its security and superiority over Arab states.
The U.S. administration understands that Saudi Arabia is the key to peace but also knows that the Kingdom will not abandon its responsibilities if an Arab nation faces danger and requests assistance. It must also recognize that Saudi leadership will not compromise on the Palestinian cause or rush to normalize relations with an entity whose leaders are determined to sabotage all peace and stability efforts, as this is their functional role in maintaining the malignant cancer planted in Palestine.
Thus, it may not be surprising if the upcoming Arab Summit puts peace treaties, normalization, and the "Abrahamic religion" on the line. The recent stance of the African Union, aligning with the Arab position in rejecting policies of genocide and displacement against the Palestinian people, strengthens the camp opposing Zionist policies and ultimately harms U.S. interests.
When Arabs present a plan to rebuild Gaza, excluding any role for the Zionist entity, this does not absolve the enemy government, which is experiencing its worst military, economic, and political phase in history, from paying reparations for the barbaric destruction inflicted on Gaza, which has killed and wounded over a quarter million of its residents. If Germany paid reparations to the Zionist entity for the Nazi regime's killing of Jews, why shouldn’t this entity, which surpasses the Nazis in brutality, pay reparations to the Palestinian people?
If the Cairo Summit insists on this demand, it may provide the U.S. administration, despite strong Jewish influence within the White House, with a justification to pressure the enemy government and oust Netanyahu. If the U.S. administration opposes labeling Russia's war on Ukraine as aggression, what would prevent it from publicly opposing continued settlement and oppressive policies against the Palestinian people and opposing a peace agreement with Arabs while waging a war of wealth and seeking to attract foreign investments to the U.S.?
In any case, Saudi leadership remains pivotal in all ongoing developments, a role not granted by others but earned through merit and exercised with mastery. The New York Times recently confirmed that hosting the Ukraine and Gaza meetings has given Saudi Arabia momentum, strength, and influence on both the Arab and international stages—a reality feared by Zionist leaders and acknowledged by them. An analysis on the Israeli site Ynetnews stated that "the Palestinian cause has become central to Arab public opinion, and Saudi rhetoric toward Israel has become more critical, leading efforts to restore Palestinian rights and establishing global alliances to support the establishment of a Palestinian state." Two days earlier, an analyst asked, "Who other than Mohammed bin Salman can untangle the intertwined threads of the Middle East?"
What Zionist leaders fear most is the unity of the fragmented Arab world and its agreement to take practical, binding steps instead of merely issuing condemnations and rejections that achieve little. Saudi leadership has thrown its weight behind ensuring maximum solidarity and cohesion, which is precisely what the enemy fears and will attempt to undermine.
In this climate, the leaders who met in Riyadh must remain vigilant about what is happening behind the scenes. Trump's statement, "There will be good news in the Middle East," has raised many questions: Will this news be about peace or war? Observers fear a dangerous adventure orchestrated by suicidal Zionist circles within the Zionist entity and the U.S. administration. The provision of destructive bombs to this entity and reports of deploying B-52 bombers in the Middle East may be preparations for a strike on Iran, exploiting the atmosphere following the funeral of Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon for this purpose.
