00:00 A rare interview with Saudi Arabia's crown prince.
00:03 The once unthinkable, he says, is within reach.
00:06 What would it take for you to agree to normalise relations
00:11 with Israel?
00:11 Well, there is approach from President Biden administration
00:15 to get to that point.
00:18 For us, the Palestinian issue is very important.
00:21 Every day we get closer.
00:24 Just before the interview went to air in downtown New York,
00:27 this coordinated interview in the sidelines
00:29 of the UN assembly.
00:31 If you and I, 10 years ago, were talking about normalisation
00:36 with Saudi Arabia, and I think we'd look at each other like,
00:41 who's been drinking what?
00:44 Good Irish whiskey.
00:46 Good Irish whiskey.
00:47 That's the reason why I've never had a drink.
00:50 This is something within our reach.
00:53 Three years ago, the UAE became the first Arab country
00:56 to recognise Israel since the state was established in 1948.
01:00 Brokered by Donald Trump's administration,
01:02 Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan followed suit.
01:05 Back then, Israel agreed to temporarily suspend
01:08 settlement building in the occupied West Bank.
01:11 But now Iran, a common foe to both Saudi Arabia and Israel,
01:14 was quick to condemn the latest apparent breakthrough.
01:19 We believe that a relationship between countries
01:22 in the region and the Zionist regime
01:23 would be a stab in the back for the Palestinian people
01:26 and the Palestinian resistance.
01:29 So how does each side benefit?
01:30 Saudi Arabia gets security guarantees and advanced weapons
01:33 from the US.
01:35 For Israel, it becomes a legacy moment for a prime minister
01:38 under intense domestic pressure and facing
01:40 continued protests over divisive judicial reforms.
01:44 For the US, a grand vision was outlined at this month's G20
01:47 summit.
01:48 This is a big deal.
01:50 This is a real big deal.
01:52 The US is behind plans to create a modern day spice
01:55 route linking Europe, the Middle East, and India,
01:57 a collaboration seen as an effort
01:59 to contain China's rise.
02:01 Relations between both Israel and Saudi Arabia,
02:04 key to progress.
