How does trading one Muslim landlord for another advance Israel’s restoration?
Saudi Arabia
The two leaders discussed Iran, peace with Saudi Arabia, and Biden stressed his concern over Jewish “settler” violence.
By falling back into old patterns, the Biden administration has missed a golden opportunity to change the face of the Middle East.
PA participation in talks on the issue is “legitimizing the Israeli occupation” without getting anything in return, a Palestinian source says.
“The world still thinks there is a chance to establish a Palestinian state, but they simply do not understand the territory.”
The Saudis have made it clear that a normalization deal won’t happen so long as the current government is in power.
The Palestinians fear further normalization between Israel and neighboring Arab states, and that puts them under a lot of pressure.
Between old rivalry and new alliance: The complicated relationship of Shias and Sunnis in the Middle East and its impact on Israel.
What does the construction of a new railway line in Israel have to do with normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and the Jewish state?
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.
