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“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.
Riyadh-Jerusalem normalization would pose a serious challenge to the interests of Russia, Iran and China in the region, professor says.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other officials appear to be shifting their tone somewhat.
“Both Hamas and Tehran want to spoil the Saudi-Israeli normalization process.”
Iran supports Hamas “until the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem,” says senior adviser to Ayatollah Khamenei Yahya Rahim Safavi.
“American interests would be best furthered by helping the parties find additional areas of agreement,” said Shoshana Bryen of the Jewish Policy Center.
Despite the numerous direct and indirect security advantages of a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, there are also several potential risks.
“Our common respect for God and tradition can serve as a bedrock for harmony between our peoples,” Shlomo Karhi told the audience at the Universal Postal Union’s 2023 Extraordinary Congress.
Gantz meets with Biden officials amid Saudi normalization talk
National Unity Party head Benny Gantz held an unannounced meeting with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington, D.C.
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.”
The Israeli weightlifter talks about his experience as a member of the first Israeli athletic team to compete under the Israeli flag in Riyadh.
