Saudi Arabia
A normalization deal between Israel and Riyadh can be reached after the U.S. election and before Biden leaves office, the veteran lawmaker tells JNS.
The diplomatic efforts by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal come as Swords of Iron reaches the one-year mark.
The kingdom’s de facto ruler reportedly made the remarks in a private conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman puts forth a political strategy that advocates for Israeli sovereignty over all of the Land of Israel.
Reema bint Bandar Al Saud spoke at the inaugural MEAD conference in Washington, D.C.
“You remember very well all the Israeli civilians that were killed and captured on October 7, who are enough to blacken your name for decades to come.”
Joni Ernst told JNS that she learned from the Saudi crown prince on an international trip that the kingdom believes that it’s just a matter of time before it normalizes with Israel.
The Biden administration thinks that such pressure improves the chances of Israel-Saudi peace, but it actually does the opposite, said the former ambassador to Israel.
“One of the points of leverage that we have is the arms deals, as well as a potential security agreement,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal told JNS.
On the agenda are supposed “atrocities” committed by Israel against the Palestinian people.
Riyadh is also waiting for a ceasefire in Gaza before potentially signing on to the Abraham Accords.
The survey reveals that the Oct. 7 massacre led one-third of respondents, who previously believed that a Palestinian state could be established under certain conditions, to change their minds.
