Israeli-Saudi Normalization

Replacing Netanyahu is not enough. Israel needs a strategy for ending the conflict - opinion

Israel does not need another government that manages the conflict until the next explosion.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the inaugural session of the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s security needs expose limits of diplomacy, give Israel an opportunity - analysis

 An F-35 plane stands on the tarmac at Nevatim Air Force Base.

US approves possible F-35 Saudi deal despite Israeli push to link normalization, sale - analysis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could revive Israel-Saudi normalization efforts - analysis


Blinken says US-Saudi pacts could be 'weeks away' from completion

As Washington works on restoring calm in Gaza through a hostage deal that would achieve a ceasefire, Blinken said, a moment of choice was approaching for Israel.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, last month.

Saudi using Israeli peace as cover for its nuclear program - Liberman

“It is the wrong thing to do for the State of Israel because the core of the agreement is the approval Israel gives to the Saudi nuclear program."

 Yisrael Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman speaks at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 20, 2024

PA to return to Gaza, Saudi-normalization in Arab-American ‘day-after’ plan - report

According to the document received by Al-Ahkbar, the plan for the "day after" the war, which is divided into two stages.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 29, 2024.

Sen Graham to 'Post': Senate won't pass US-Saudi pact without Israeli normalization

The United States had moved rapidly in the early fall on a triad deal with Saudi Arabia. It included a defense pact between Washington and Riyadh, a normalization deal with Israel and Saudi Arabia.

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, April 20, 2021.

Israel to fight Hamas for many years, Saudi peace within reach, Gantz says

National Unity head: Elected officials' calls against hostages' families shame me • Saudi peace deal is within reach.

Benny Gantz holds a press conference at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, April 3, 2024

Blinken hints at 'extraordinary' opportunity for Israel-Saudi peace

"Virtually every Arab country now genuinely wants to integrate Israel" into the Middle East, Blinken told the Munich Security Conference.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken takes part in a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 17, 2024

Blinken: Ending Gaza war, two-state path needed for Saudi deal with Israel

The Saudis repeated that normalization required two things, Blinken said, “One, there needs to be calm in Gaza; two, there needs to be a clear and credible pathway to a Palestinian state."

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel February 7, 2024.

No peace talks with Israel without a two-state solution, Saudi Arabia says

The kingdom stated to affirm its steadfast position to Washington on the Palestinian issue in the light of the comments attributed to Kirby.

 SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman: The US proposal would mobilize Saudi Arabia, moderate countries in the Gulf and the region, and all of the West behind Israel’s goal of having Hamas no longer rule Gaza, says the writer.

Saudi Arabia willing to make concessions on Palestinians for peace with Israel

Saudi officials have told their US counterparts that Riyadh would not insist Israel take concrete steps to create a Palestinian state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Saudi Arabia-Israel peace cannot happen without path to Palestinian state - FM

De-escalation of the conflict in Gaza and halting civilian deaths is a key focus of Saudi Arabia, the minister said.

 (L-R) US President Joe Biden, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu