Israel’s worst nightmare that could come true at the hands of the Saudi Crown prince!

Israeli Channel 12 reported that one of Israel’s worst nightmares may come true at the hands of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump.

Channel 12 reported in an article that in just one-week, Saudi Arabia has condemned the State of Israel at least five times and has sharply criticized the government’s policies—and is no longer using the delicate diplomatic language it once used to get things done.

The latest condemnation came in the wake of the Israeli attack on the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Kingdom strongly condemns the heinous crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces in bombing the Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip, and strongly opposes this attack, which constitutes a flagrant violation of all international and moral laws.

According to Channel 12, “it’s extremely difficult to understand the gap between the harsh tone taken by Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, toward Israel, and the same bin Salman who spoke less than two years ago about the largest historic agreement since the end of the Cold War regarding the normalization of relations with Israel”.

Channel 12 noted that Israel has repeatedly attempted to downplay the significant shift in Saudi Arabia’s statements and policy toward it, interpreting these positions as having become entrenched in Arab public opinion in light of the war in Gaza.

However, since Donald Trump entered the White House, the kingdom has begun to emphasize, and not just in private, that the demand for a Palestinian state, or at least a “clear path to its establishment,” is a fundamental demand, and that King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman won’t give up on it.

Channel 12 added, “the truth is that anyone who follows Mohammed bin Salman and his statements before and after his rise to power understands well that the Palestinian issue is not at the top of his priorities…  Therefore, his statements raise questions… One statement this week succeeds in shedding light on the negotiations that Saudi Arabia is conducting with the United States, on a track separate from Israel, and also provides answers to the change in its position towards Tel Aviv”.

This week, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that the Trump administration is in talks with the Saudis to reach an agreement that would give the kingdom access to US nuclear technology and may even allow it to enrich uranium itself on its own soil.

He said, “We haven’t worked out the details of the agreement yet, but it certainly looks like there’s a way to get it done… Are there solutions that involve enrichment here in Saudi Arabia? Yes”.

According to channel 12, “The American statement, which didn’t receive a significant reaction in Israel, shocked the Arab Gulf states, which fear that Iran will no longer be the only nuclear state in the region”.

Previously, the administration of former President Joe Biden tied every deal with Saudi Arabia—whether it was a nuclear program for energy purposes or a defense alliance with the United States—to a normalization agreement with Israel.

The Biden administration made it clear to the kingdom that it would not allow enrichment on its territory or in the Middle East in general, lest it harm Israel’s security interests.

This condition became clear to the Saudis after a massive diplomatic effort led by the previous government, headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, against the previous US administration.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid quickly tweeted following the US energy secretary’s statement, urging Netanyahu to demand that his government demand the United States not allow the Saudis to enrich uranium.

The fears within the Israeli security establishment are that any such move against Saudi Arabia could harm Israel.

Once Washington allows any Islamic country in the region to enrich uranium, Israel will immediately lose its argument against Iran, and Tehran will use the Saudi past as a pretext to continue developing its nuclear program.

They explain that the Islamic Republic will claim that it will act in accordance with American standards against neighboring Saudi Arabia.

Israel fears that the necessary linkage of any Saudi-US agreement to an agreement with Israel is no longer a necessary condition, and the Prime Minister’s Office continues to ignore this dramatic development.

Channel 12 drew attention to the fact that the revelation published by the New York Times this week that Trump prevented an Israeli attack on Iran reinforces the new Saudi approach.

Riyadh realizes that the Trump administration is now refraining from any military action—by the United States or Israel—against Iran, and this effectively eliminates, to some extent, the need for normalization with Israel.

This is the same normalization that Netanyahu has been promoting for years as a strategic necessity for coordination between Israel and the Gulf states against the “Iranian enemy” especially with regard to military action.

Saudi Arabia is preparing to host US President Trump’s first foreign visit next month, when he will travel to Riyadh for business.

Channel 12 said, “Perhaps the $600 billion that Bin Salman promised to invest in America will convince Trump to agree to the dream deal that will bring stability and security to the kingdom… According to the impression the Saudis are creating, this deal will not pass through Israel, at the present time, and certainly not while the war in Gaza continues”.

The Israeli channel added, “While Trump and Bin Salman are working on drafting agreements that could change the face of the Middle East, Tel Aviv is preoccupied with negotiations of a different kind, which have yet to mature into a deal, even partially, to return prisoners in Gaza… It has become clear that time in the United States and the Arab world does not run according to the clock of Israel, headed by Netanyahu”.