Question
Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: Israel has established diplomatic relations with some Arab States.
Statement-II: The ‘Arab Peace Initiative’ mediated by Saudi Arabia was signed by Israel and Arab League.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Explanation
Statement I is correct: Israel does have formal diplomatic relations with several Arab states — starting with Egypt (1979 Camp David treaty), followed by Jordan, and more recently the UAE and Bahrain through the 2020 Abraham Accords.
Statement II is incorrect: The Arab Peace Initiative (2002), proposed by Saudi Arabia and endorsed by the Arab League, called for Israel’s withdrawal from territories occupied in the 1967 war and creation of a Palestinian state in exchange for normalised relations. Israel has never formally signed this initiative — it remains a proposal that has been discussed but not accepted.
So Statement I holds while Statement II doesn’t, making Option C correct.