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Vol. 1 Issue 58 August 2023 ELITE
This issue may become even more
important nowadays, after the Toofaan
Al-Aqsa operation that acted as a
strong blow to the normalization
efforts to the extent that some analysts
went to believe that Hamas's operation
has mainly aimed at obstructing this
normalization; as they fear that their
cause would be forgotten in the new
security arrangements and alliances in
The third message brought by the
the region. Ismail Haniyeh, head of the
interview was embodied in bin Salman's
Hamas political bureau, sent a message desire to reduce dependence on oil as a key
that as signals to the Arab countries in engine for the economy and diversify the
general and Saudi Arabia in particular sources of economic growth within the
that normalization cannot resolve the framework of 2030 Vision. Therefore, it
conflict and that the Zionist entity was not surprising to host the interview on
cannot provide any benefits to them Sandala Island, one of the projects of
Neom city, which His Highness aims to
because it simply could not protect
transform from a desert into a city
itself against Hamas fighters.
powered by a 100% renewable energy .And
Of course, the scene is becoming more this diversification is not only through the
complicated, especially after Saudi creation of smart and sustainable cities to
Arabia’s decision to postpone attract investments and tourists alike, but
also through various entertainment sectors
normalization negotiations and
such as football.
refusing to condemn the Tofaan Al-
As a result, some accused the kingdom
Aqsa operation. In addition, it adheres
that what it is doing in football is nothing
to the negotiations to give the
but sport washing, but bin Salman has a
Palestinians their rights and rejects the different opinion that if sport washing will
acquisition by Israel of any new lands increase the GDP from 1 to 1.5%, then he
within the Palestinian state, which is no does not mind this label, not to mention
longer possible today in the light of the the expansion it represents in the areas of
forced displacement and extermination soft power. The unprecedented efforts led
practiced by the Israeli government by MBS to diversify the sources of the
against Palestinian civilians. In any economy are part of the economic rivalry
between Saudi Arabia and the UAE to
case, predicting the fate of
attract investments from multinational
normalization is no longer simple, but
companies and develop tourist cities,
it is certainly no longer "every day, we
which itself is in turn part of a larger
are getting closer".
39 rivalry between the two sisters for
leadership of the region.
