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Are the recent efforts by the Biden administration for Saudi/Israel normalization a pathway to peace or disaster? “Our Middle East” with host Dan Diker and guest Yoni Ben Menahem
The window for a deal will be open until around March, said Eli Cohen • Likud MK Yuli Edelstein: It’s “too early” to talk about an agreement.
David Barnea met with the U.S. national security advisor at the White House ahead of his trip to Jeddah.
Riyadh will not let the Palestinian issue prevent it from achieving its goals, Israeli sources say.
Amid reports on Saudi demands that Israel make “significant concessions” to the Palestinians before official ties are announced, Israel is signaling that the formula that worked for the Abraham Accords could work now too.
The line, which is to run from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat, could in the future link Israel to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
Biden’s remarks came as the U.S, national security advisor was in Jeddah pressing for Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords.
It would mark the first time members of the Israeli government have officially and publicly entered the Sunni Muslim kingdom.
Despite the absence of formal normalization, Riyadh and Jerusalem are ripe for greater cooperation, observers say.
The “Land Connectivity by Trucks” proposal hopes to kick off even before Jerusalem-Riyadh normalization.
Three gamers, their coach and manager entered the Gulf state via the United Arab Emirates using their Israeli passports.
Israel’s national security adviser has told JNS that Washington still believes that a landmark deal is achievable.