Graham says Saudi Arabia treaty ‘good for Israel’ and Trump due to ‘Abraham Accords as foundation’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) predicted a treaty with Saudi Arabia could be good for Israel and former President Donald Trump.
Graham appeared on State of the Union on Sunday to address Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia. The South Carolina senator is fresh from his own visit to the country, where he facilitated a conversation with Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Trump in a phone call.
“We‘re going to have an election here in November, but can we save some lives before November?” Graham said of the treaty. “I‘m confident that the Abraham Accords put in place the possibility that still, if we can get a deal, between Saudi Arabia and Israel, it ends the Arab-Israeli conflict. It isolates the Iranians. It creates some hope for the Palestinians. It provides security in a real way to Israel. Yeah, I don‘t think anybody on the Republican side is going to undercut the deal.”
According to the senator, he is working with Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan to normalize Israel and Saudi Arabia. Until a treaty is made, Bin Salman will not recognize Israel. Graham felt so positively about the “historic” treaty that he vowed Republican support of President Joe Biden’s efforts, despite endorsing Donald Trump for 2024.
“I‘m here on national television telling the Biden administration, if you can land this deal I think you‘ll have a lot of Republicans’ support in the United States Senate for a treaty between Saudi Arabia and the United States,” Graham went on. “Cause it’d be good for Israel, it‘d be good for the world. And I think President Trump will get his fair share credit by having the Abraham Accords as the foundation of this. So I‘m not worried about that. I‘m worried about getting the deal done before the clock runs out.”
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Saudi Arabia is seeking a defense agreement with the United States to allow the U.S. to enrich 7% of its uranium for nuclear fuel. In return, the country will acknowledge Israel and, therefore, strengthen Israel’s security within the Middle East.
Israel is six months into its conflict with Hamas, which is based in Gaza. It has struggled to rally support from its neighbors in eliminating the threat of terrorism.
