‘Land Is the Issue, Largely’: Jack Keane on the Palestinian Obstacle to Saudi-Israeli Normalization

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER You ░░░░░░░░ the hurdles specifically the ░░░░░░░░ and each leader tried ░░░░░░░░ get specifics and they ░░░░░░░░ of said it s ░░░░░░░░ the vale of negotiations ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ and you see the ░░░░░░░░ Bank there with Israel ░░░░░░░░ know it is all ░░░░░░░░ how those specifics come ░░░░░░░░ and how that is ░░░░░░░░ with it seems to ░░░░░░░░ this over the finish ░░░░░░░░ Keane Yeah land is ░░░░░░░░ issue largely not completely ░░░░░░░░ s the most predominant ░░░░░░░░ by Israel the return ░░░░░░░░ land is what the ░░░░░░░░ want very much So ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ centerpiece from the Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ perspective We do have ░░░░░░░░ recognize that those four ░░░░░░░░ deals took place not ░░░░░░░░ those countries didn t ░░░░░░░░ sympathy and empathy for ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians but they recognized ░░░░░░░░ was not in the ░░░░░░░░ three or four issues ░░░░░░░░ the region any longer ░░░░░░░░ was driving them to ░░░░░░░░ the deal was Iran ░░░░░░░░ aggression and malice in ░░░░░░░░ region and destabilizing the ░░░░░░░░ so peace and stability ░░░░░░░░ an issue economic prosperity ░░░░░░░░ the second issue in ░░░░░░░░ relationship with Israel Many ░░░░░░░░ those countries and likely ░░░░░░░░ Bin Salman not going ░░░░░░░░ say it publicly have ░░░░░░░░ frustrated by the Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ of the rejectionist attitude ░░░░░░░░ has been pretty good ░░░░░░░░ put on the table ░░░░░░░░ they walked away from ░░░░░░░░ of them Plus they ░░░░░░░░ to opt for the ░░░░░░░░ quo while they received ░░░░░░░░ of millions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ donor gifts That frustration ░░░░░░░░ with the leaders of ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian organization right now ░░░░░░░░ that is going to ░░░░░░░░ an elephant in the ░░░░░░░░ as they are working ░░░░░░░░ this as well.”