Abraham Accords
The U.S. president affirmed that Washington “fully supports the defense of U.S. partners facing terrorist threats, whether from state or non-state actors.”
“The people are mobilized by emotion, the leaders by interests.”
“Iran and Hamas knew their vicious attack would help prevent that from happening,” Rep. Jim Banks tells JNS of peace between Riyadh and Jerusalem.
The United Arab Emirates was the first Arab country to directly condemn the Hamas attacks.
Despite the numerous direct and indirect security advantages of a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, there are also several potential risks.
Jason D. Greenblatt, who served as the special envoy to the region between 2017-2019, says Biden should focus on direct talks, and avoid pressuring Israel on the Palestinian issue “beyond what the Saudis want.”
Former Mossad official David Meidan met with an adviser to Mauritania’s intelligence chief in the United Arab Emirates, according to Lebanese media.
What does it mean for Israeli-Saudi normalization?
Shlomo Karhi is set to address the Universal Postal Union’s 2023 Extraordinary Congress.
The Saudi foreign minister made no direct mention of Israel or normalization in his UNGA speech; the American Jewish reaction to Netanyahu’s address was also scant.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with his Emirati counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
There’s an understanding the Palestinians are an obstacle to peace, Gilad Erdan says.
