YnetNews.com reports: “Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expects the United States to guarantee that negotiations for a Palestinian state will take place and conclude within five years, following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Public statements by Trump and the crown prince referred to a ‘clear path’ toward establishing a Palestinian state, but Israeli officials interpreted the remarks as nonbinding. A formal American guarantee would make the Saudi vision for Palestinian statehood far more concrete.

In conversations held in Washington after his meeting with Trump, the crown prince also made clear that he believes any international force planned for Gaza will not include troops from Arab or Muslim countries. His reasoning was that Muslim soldiers would not fight Hamas or disarm the group…”