Jasmine El-Gamal: Trump’s remarks fuel Arab frustration

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US President Donald Trump’s remarks on Gaza have triggered frustration among Arab leaders, Middle East policy analyst and former Pentagon Middle East advisor Jasmine El-Gamal says.

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00:00I think in terms of the expansion of the Abraham Accords, Saudi Arabia at the very highest

00:06levels of their government have been unequivocal, whether it's the Crown Prince MBS or Prince

00:14Turki al-Faisal, who recently gave a very clear interview with Christiane Amanpour on

00:20CNN basically reiterating that there will be no movement towards normalization with

00:26Saudi Arabia unless there is a Palestinian state and a commitment to a Palestinian state.

00:33And so when you look at, and the UAE, which is a signatory currently of the Abraham Accords,

00:39has also said that they will not allow the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza.

00:49And even Egypt has been quietly sending messages that if this kind of conversation continues,

00:59that their peace treaty with Israel may be at stake.

01:02Now, I don't think we're there yet.

01:04I think it's important to just realize how frustrated and disturbed the Arab states have

01:13been about Donald Trump's remarks.

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