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Israel’s road to peace with Saudi Arabia: A deal is imminent, but only after elections - opinion

The peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia is more or less written, and the only remaining question is timing. 

A VOTER casts his ballot at a polling station in Kafr Manda, in the Knesset election in March 2021. The Saudis are interested in seeing a new government formed in Israel, even if it still includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says the writer.
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025

Trump seeks progress on Israel–Saudi normalization ahead of crown prince WH meeting - report

 US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman shake hands during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Saudi Arabia, Israel ties may resume through US mediation, Saudi source tells KAN

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud attend the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh in May. The deeper the Saudi-American partnership becomes, the less incentive Riyadh will have to normalize ties with Israel, the writer asserts.

Before talks with Trump, Saudi Arabia doubles down on terms for Israel ties - analysis


Five years on, Abraham Accords still reshape Israel’s future - editorial

The Abraham Accords matter for Israel because they represent a diplomatic, strategic, and economic leap forward, proving it can transcend isolation, forge new alliances, and shape a new Middle East.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain attend the Abraham Accords Signing Ceremony.

WATCH: Saudi normalization possible without commitment to Palestinian state, Deputy FM tells 'Post'

Asked whether normalization was possible without Israel having to commit to Palestinian statehood, Haskel answered that she “believed so.”

 Illustrative image of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Trump lands in Riyadh: Israel-Saudi ties expected to take a backseat

Accompanied by prominent American business leaders, Trump will visit Riyadh first, the site of the Saudi-US Investment Forum.

 U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a Reuters video.

Prospects of Saudi ties to Israel elusive as Trump seeks $1 trillion bonanza

Establishing ties has become especially toxic for Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, since the start of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

 Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka

Trump drops Israel ties as condition for Saudi nuclear talks

Under former President Joe Biden, nuclear talks were an element of a wider US-Saudi deal tied to normalization and to Riyadh's goal of a defense treaty with Washington.

 President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on (illustrative).

Saudi normalization harmed, but still possible with win over Iran or Hamas - exclusive

Easiest path to normalization is still PA in Gaza, but there are some surprising other options, sources said.

 Illustrative image of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi-Israel talks nearing breakthrough, says new Israeli ambassador to US

Leiter, who officially began his role on Friday, described normalization with Saudi Arabia as part of a broader realignment in the MidEast.

 Israel's new ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter

Saudi Arabia must decide if a relationship with Israel is worth its while - editorial

MBS, the young and forward-looking Saudi prince, is known to be less patient than many of his older predecessors in Saudi diplomacy with the Palestinians.

 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Arabia June 7, 2023

National Security Advisor Sullivan traveling to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince

Although the hopes Israeli-Saudi normalization deal have diminished since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Biden administration remains keen on reviving prospects.

 The Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman

When dealing with our Saudi friends, show a little tact - opinion

One of the first things anyone who has traveled to an Arab country learns is that one of the worst social faux pas you can make is to offend your host.

 THE FLAG of Saudi Arabia flies at the Saudi Embassy in Washington.

Defeating Hamas will lead to peace with Saudi Arabia, Gallant says

The Saudis have said that Israel's continuing the war, and the high death toll of Palestinian civilians, has delayed normalization. 

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meeting members of the LOTAR counter-terrorism unit, January 26, 2024.