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| Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, says Israel has a "right" to a homeland, a notable shift in the kingdom's position (AFP Photo/ALEX WONG) |
Washington (AFP) - The crown prince and de facto leader of Saudi Arabia said Israel has a "right" to a homeland, a notable shift in the kingdom's position published Monday.
Saudi
Arabia and Israel still have no formal diplomatic relations, but behind the
scenes, improvements in their ties have accelerated in recent years.
Both
countries see Iran as their biggest outside threat and the United States as
their key ally, and both see danger from armed Islamist extremists.
Israel's
conflict with the Palestinians has long proved an obstacle to a full
rapprochement, however, as Riyadh still supports their claim to sovereignty.
But now
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- speaking to the editor-in-chief of US news
magazine The Atlantic -- appeared to put the rival land claims on an equal
footing.
The prince
was asked by Jeffrey Goldberg whether the "Jewish people have a right to a
nation-state in at least part of their ancestral homeland?"
"I
believe that each people, anywhere, has a right to live in their peaceful
nation," said the prince, who is on a three-week US tour.
"I
believe the Palestinians and the Israelis have the right to have their own
land," he added.
"But
we have to have a peace agreement to assure the stability for everyone and to
have normal relations."
Since 2002,
Saudi Arabia has been the main sponsor of the Arab Peace Initiative, which
envisions a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
But no such
senior Saudi official is known to have previously accepted that Israel has a
"right" to any land beyond the practical need to secure a lasting
deal.
If, as
expected, the crown prince succeeds his octogenarian father King Salman and
ascends to the Saudi throne, he will also become guardian of Islam's holiest
shrines.
But he told
Goldberg he had no "religious objection" to Israelis living alongside
Palestinians, so long as the main Muslim holy site in Jerusalem -- the Al-Aqsa
mosque compound -- is protected.
"We
have religious concerns about the fate of the holy mosque in Jerusalem and
about the rights of the Palestinian people," he said.
"This
is what we have. We don't have any objection against any other people."
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“. New Tolerance
Look for a softening of finger pointing and an awakening of new tolerance. There will remain many systems for different cultures, as traditions and history are important to sustaining the integrity of culture. So there are many in the Middle East who would follow the prophet and they will continue, but with an increase of awareness. It will be the increase of awareness of what the prophet really wanted all along - unity and tolerance. The angel in the cave instructed him to "unify the tribes and give them the God of Israel." You're going to start seeing a softening of intolerance and the beginning of a new way of being.
Eventually, this will create an acknowledgement that says, "You may not believe the way we believe, but we honor you and your God. We honor our prophet and we will love you according to his teachings. We don't have to agree in order to love." How would you like that? The earth is not going to turn into one belief system. It never will, for Humans don't do that. There must be variety, and there must be the beauty of cultural differences. But the systems will slowly update themselves with increased awareness of the truth of a new kind of balance. So that's the first thing. Watch for these changes, dear ones. ...."
“… What have we told you about the bridge? Actually, not much except that in crossing the bridge, the old energy ones were not going to like it. Old energy does not want you to escape! Old energy doesn't want you to cross the bridge because it can't cross. Did you know that? It can't cross. The old paradigms of Human nature that you've known all of these millenniums have to stay on the old side of the bridge. It cannot cross, for the bridge rejects all that is not in love, compassion and light. Those things that are dark, including Human nature of the past, will not be able to go. But the ones I speak to right now are already on the bridge. That was your design, old soul, and those are the words that are ringing in your ears to this day and the ones given at the wind of birth, that this might happen in your lifetime. So what's going to happen next?
Swords
Let us talk about the swords: When you hear the word sword, the first thing that occurs to you is battle. The Bridge of Swords is a battle and we told you that as well. Swords are metaphoric and they mean many things, so let us describe the things we mean them to say to you.
Number one: They are indeed a weapon in a battle. There is a battle coming. "Kryon, does that mean there's going to be a war?" Potentially, yes. Right now we will tell you that the Middle East cooks itself. You've noticed, haven't you? What do you know about the Middle East, dear one? Let's start examining things for a moment. What energy did you grow up in? What was the energy of the Middle East? In the '40s, what was the energy? With the establishment of the state of Israel, you built a wall of hate, both sides. The wall was so thick that the children of both sides were taught to hate one another as soon as they were able to understand the language. They were told who their enemies were. Now, where were you then?
Some of you weren't here yet. By the time you arrived, in your youth, were you aware of the Middle East? Not particularly. "What's the hatred about?" you might ask. What if I told you it's about a family feud? Two sons of a Jewish master are involved. One founded the Arabs and one remained a Jew. They don't want to hear this, but they are all Jews. (Don't tell them this.)
If you look at the lineage, it's pretty obvious and yet it's a complete and total set-up for either solution or war. The set-up would have this world ending in a conflagration that would have been brought about by this hatred. That's in the prophecy of Nostradamus and your scripture, but it is no longer the prophecy of the planet. Yet the hatred still exists. The hatred is as great today as it was then, but where was all the terrorism 40 years ago? It was isolated.
Those in Israel and Palestine and surrounding areas took the brunt of it, but now it's seemingly everywhere - and you're worried. Why would this be? The answer is that the old energy was happy to have this hatred contained, for it would keep it going and never involve outsiders. Outsiders tend to bring unwanted light to the party. Suddenly, the whole earth is involved and can see the entire scenario before them. The old guard wants war, just like all the eons before them. The ones on the bridge are holding the light and showing the earth how to cross. Even many younger ones in Israel and Palestine and Iran are holding light! It's all around the old guard and they are furious, for they are losing the "battle of hatred." …”
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