Israeli-Saudi Normalization

Between PA and Turkey, Gaza’s peacekeeping future could reshape Israel’s borders - analysis

If the endless number of scenarios and choices for who would run a Gaza International Stabilization Force (ISF) have come down to this stark choice, why is there no clear public debate about it?

People take part in a rally in support of Palestinians and to condemn Israeli forces' interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 2025.
 Muslims perform their evening prayers around the holy Kaaba as they start arriving to perform the annual Haj in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 16, 2023.

Normalization with Saudi Arabia cannot begin while Mecca broadcasts antisemitic hate - editorial

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman attend the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington on Wednesday. Israel’s quiet over the F-35 deal is part of a strategy, the writer maintains.

‘Which model for the Middle East?’: Trump and MBS bet on a Saudi-centered order - analysis

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.

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


'Six or seven' Muslim nations to make peace with Israel after Saudis - FM

Eli Cohen: "It's important to restate what the prime minister said, peace with Saudi Arabia is also peace between Jews and the Muslim world."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 22, 2023

Netanyahu's address to UNGA must be embraced by all Israelis - comment

From warrior to statesman: Netanyahu's words resonated not just with the international audience but were a clarion call to his fellow Israelis to rally behind his vision.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UNGA, September 22, 2023.

Netanyahu unveils 'new Middle East' with Israel-Saudi peace at UNGA

Netanyahu: Tyrants in Tehran are nothing but a curse • "We must not give the Palestinians a veto over Israel's relations with Arab states"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 22, 2023

Israelis value Saudi normalization, but hesitant to make concessions - poll

Despite the divide between the divide between Israeli Jewish and Israeli Arab society on the issue of Saudi normalization, its significance has broad recognition.

 FLAGS OF Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington, in October 2021.

How diplomacy replaced oil as the new 'prize' in the Middle East - analysis

The important comments by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince this week about potential normalization with Israel and also Iran’s nuclear program illustrate how Riyadh is positioning itself in the region.

 IRANIAN FOREIGN Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during their meeting in Beijing, earlier this month.

Biden, Netanyahu to discuss Saudi normalization, Iran

Biden and Netanyahu will meet face to face after previous political turbulence has delayed such a meeting.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Joe Biden at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, in 2016 when Biden was US vice-president.

Israel's peace talks with Saudi Arabia ongoing, US stresses

An Arabic media report had claimed Riyadh withdrew from normalization talks due to Benjamin Netanyahu's "extremist" government.

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

Israel is still 'Palestine' on Saudi Arabia's new map despite peace talks

The updated map comes as the kingdom let the US know that resolving Palestinian issues is critical for any normalization deal with Israel.

 A close-up of Israel in Saudi Arabia's new updated map released in September 2023

Saudis insist Palestinians must be part of Israel peace deal, says Blinken

“If [Saudi-Israel normalization] is to move forward, the Palestinian piece is going to be very important too,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

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

The price demanded from Israel for normalization is too high - opinion

The true meaning of this project is to be in direct competition with the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, a route modeled on the old Silk Road, connecting China and Europe through Central Asia.

President Joe Biden speaks to a staff member at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Sunday, before his departure following the G20 Summit.