The Saudis have made it clear that a normalization deal won’t happen so long as the current government is in power.
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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.
Senior American officials say that the chances of an agreement are less than 50%.
Saudi Arabia is playing its renewed ties with Iran, China and Russia against that of the United States.
Behind closed doors, the Saudis want to use Israel’s knowledge and technological developments to turn the country around.
Israeli official responds: We want peace with Saudi Arabia, but won’t be swayed to American ultimatums.
“When we come to talk about peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem and the holy places will be at the heart of the agenda.”