Israel’s Lapid Rejects US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Allowing Riyadh to Enrich Uranium
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid today rejected any possible nuclear deal between the US and Saudi Arabia that may allow Riyadh to enrich uranium.
“Israel must demand from the US, our closest friend, that any nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia explicitly prohibits uranium enrichment on Saudi soil,” Lapid said on his X account. He said the Israeli government had taken the same position in 2021 and 2022 when he was prime minister.
“I expressed to the US administration our firm opposition to any attempt to allow uranium enrichment in the Middle East. This is how it should be done now,” Lapid said.
Saudi state media, citing US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, said that Washington is edging closer to a landmark energy partnership with Riyadh that could pave the way for commercial nuclear development in the kingdom. – Middle East Monitor
Our Take: So to be clear, even the leader of the opposition party – the party that opposes Netanyahu and his warmongering security cabinet – is saying that Saudi Arabia is not allowed to have a nuclear energy program, because they don't trust the Muslims.
I will remind Mr. Lapid that it was Saudi Arabia who organized food caravans and supply convoys between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv when the Houthis started attacking Israeli cargo ships in the Red Sea and cut off supply lines to Israel. The Saudis did this to make sure the innocent people of Israel didn't starve to death. So it seems that if the Saudis wanted Israel to collapse, or its people to suffer and/or die, they really missed their chance.
I guess this means that, according to the entire Israeli political spectrum, the Muslims will never be allowed to have a nuclear energy program? They will never be allowed to advance past coal/oil energy plants and enter the Golden Age?
Why is it exactly that Israel gets to make these decisions on behalf of their neighbors?
When are we going to start talking about the ILLEGAL AND SECRET nuclear program that has existed in Israel for the past 70 years? The one that President Eisenhower warned JFK about? – GhostofBasedPatrickHenry