Omani FM: No normalization with Israel without Palestinian state

Despite historic meetings Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held in recent months with Omani leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said and most recently with Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi, the latter asserts that Oman will not normalize its relations with Israel until a sovereign Palestinian state has been established.

Asked to describe the status of the warming relations, bin Alawi says “there is no normalization of relations with Israel, but rather an ongoing diplomatic process aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the Palestinian problem.”

“The establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state is a condition for any normalization with the Israelis.”