Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in recent interviews he fears being assassinated because of his attempts to get Arab countries to recognize Israel. These fears originate from the on going bilateral talks to seal a mega deal with the U. S. and Israel where part of the deal involves the Saudi recognition of Israel and in return the U. S. supporting its civil nuclear program and other economic projects. It has been said that MBS has likened his position to the Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, who was killed after arranging a peace agreement with Israel, and has stressed on solving the Palestinian conflict in order to safeguard his reigns and the stability of the Middle East.
The young Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman or MBS is one of the most influential personalities in the Middle East as well as globally and has recently faced quite difficult diplomatic and even personal moments. Many people consider him as the ruler of Saudi Arabia and, thus, arbiter of Middle Eastern affairs, especially in relation to the war in Gaza and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi
According to recent conversations that MBS has had with American legislators, the prince has been exceedingly worried about the hazards he may encounter, ranking up to and including assassination. This anxiety is particularly resulting from his recent bid to recognize relations between the Saudis and Israelis – a proposal that could redefine the geopolitics of the region, yet has many political consequences that are likely to attract bitter reception from different actors.
Mohammed bin Nayef has been said to compare his position to the of Anwar Sadat; The former Egyptian president was assassinated in 1979 after he signed an accursed peace treaty with Israel. MBS has wondered what steps the U. S. would take to safeguard him, since this diplomacy involves considerable risk.
The big “mega-deal” with Israel is still to a great extent shrouded in secrecy and is still under preparation. It is said to cover as many as such commitments as security assurances, help in building a civilian nuclear power capability, and multibillion dollars technology, and investment deals. In return, Saudi Arabia would acknowledge Israel diplomatically – certainly, this was an unforeseen change of guard since Saudi Arabia, as a dominant nation within Muslim countries, would be recognising Israel officially.
But this potential of the Arab Spring for normalizing the relations with Israel is not without many layers. During the negotiation, the Israeli government has been slow in presenting a feasible solution for the creation of a Palestinian state on the condition that is MBS laid down. He has emphasised that in the absence of solving the Palestinian case, he will lose the authority of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, which is a title suggesting religious authority. This is not just about his safety, but the stability and legitimacy of the authoritarian regime that he leads as far as the Saudi people and the wider Muslim world are concerned.
MBS’s apprehensions are well-founded given that Saudi Arabia’s interaction with Israel is taking place amid the Gaza conflict, which has people all over the Arab world agitated. Thus the Crown Prince is highly sensitive to the fact that any perceived abandonment of the Palestinians will cause unrest not only within the kingdom but in the region as well. He has told U.S. officials that capture and his political life are on the line should he fail to bring home a deal satisfying to address these issues. Some people try to interpret his framing of the situation as personal risk to be a tactical attempt to force the U. S. to put pressure on Israel to make compromises.
it seems that MBS is willing to go forward with the deal because he considers it vital for the kingdom’s future protection and prosperity. The possible shifting of the two countries into cooperation particularly in their shared enmity to Iran would bring about a radical shift in the balance of power in the Middle East region. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of such negotiations remains less than guaranteed and the future in fact remains dangerous for the Crown Prince.
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