New York, United States – Following the historic normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, six or seven additional Muslim nations are poised to make peace with Israel, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Friday in an interview with KAN News.
The revelation comes on the heels of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly, in which he hailed the emergence of a “new Middle East.”
Cohen stressed the significance of the peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, stating, “It’s important to reiterate what the prime minister said – peace with Saudi Arabia is also peace between Jews and the Muslim world.”
He went on to reveal that discussions have been underway with officials from several Muslim nations, even those with which Israel does not currently maintain formal diplomatic ties.
Notably, Cohen’s recent leak of a conversation with his Libyan counterpart, Najla Mangoush, had triggered a diplomatic crisis. Mangoush was subsequently dismissed from her position and forced to flee her country, where she now faces investigation. In response to the leaked conversation, Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibeh unequivocally rejected any notion of normalization with Israel.
However, Cohen clarified that his remarks did not pertain to Libya. He hinted at future announcements, indicating that more countries are expected to join the expanding circle of peace agreements with Israel in the near future. The specific nations involved in these potential peace deals from Africa and Asia remain undisclosed at this time, but the developments mark a significant step in the evolving dynamics of Middle East diplomacy.
