Normalization

Majority of young American adults 'active in Hamas resistance,' Khaled Mashaal claims

Mashaal praised the "resistance" of youth on university campuses, and rejected Hamas disarmament as tantamount to "taking away our souls," in an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday.

|ByJAMES GENN
A pro-Palestinian protester flies a "Free Palestine" flag an the Auraria Campus in Denver, Colodaro, May 14, 2024; illustrative.
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

As Washington recalibrates and regional powers realign, Riyadh pushes a vision that could redefine Middle Eastern geopolitics

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
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.

Israel's silence over US' F-35 deal with Saudi Arabia is strategy, not indifference - opinion

Jerusalem understands that everything announced this week is an inevitable part of the trajectory toward a US-brokered Saudi normalization deal. Israel is ready to bear the cost.

|ByYAAKOV KATZ
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 10, 2025.

Netanyahu praises UNSC Gaza resolution vote, thanks US President Trump

"Israel extends its hand in peace and prosperity to all of our neighbors and calls on them to normalize relations with Israel," the PMO stated.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Israel looking to normalize relations with Lebanon - report

A political source told N12: "The discussions with Lebanon are part of a broad and comprehensive plan."

MARCH 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Embroided flags of Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)

Saudi Arabia says no ties with Israel without Palestinian state

 Trump said on Tuesday the United States would take over the Gaza Strip after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere and develop it economically.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025ByREUTERS
SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman attends a cabinet meeting in May. Only Saudi Arabia and the Arab world can convert, circumvent, or disempower rejectionist organizations like Hamas, the writer maintains.

Netanyahu may concede on West Bank annexation, favoring Saudi Arabia peace deal - exclusive

Israeli coalition officials told JPost they fear Netanyahu will concede on annexation efforts to push for a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia.

FEBRUARY 4, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Saudi public opinion on normalization with Israel gradually shifting, research finds

The study examined hundreds of opinion articles and columns published in the Saudi English-language press over the past year.

DECEMBER 3, 2024ByYOAV SHUSTER
Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman attends a virtual cabinet meeting from his office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2024.

Saudi Arabia-Israel normalization contingent on Palestinian state, says former Saudi ambassador

Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki Al-Faisal stated that normalization with Israel will only happen after the establishment of a Palestinian state.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prince Turki al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia

MBS seeks US and Israeli assurances in Saudi deal amid fears of backlash - opinion

Saudi Crown Prince MBS demands US and Israeli commitments on a Palestinian state, citing security fears as he negotiates a historic deal.

AUGUST 26, 2024ByNEVILLE TELLER
SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman attends a cabinet meeting in May. Only Saudi Arabia and the Arab world can convert, circumvent, or disempower rejectionist organizations like Hamas, the writer maintains.

Secret meetings prove Israel, Saudi Arabia still want normalization amid war - opinion

An open process leading to a formal agreement that will bring normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia does not seem to be in the offing.

JULY 15, 2024ByELIE PODEH
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas attends the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, earlier this year. The writer points out that the PA and Jordan were also invited to the Negev Forum in 2022, attended by Israel, the US, Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain, and the UAE.

Normalization with Saudi Arabia is a golden opportunity for Israel

Despite the Israel-Hamas war, efforts for Israel-Saudi normalization persist, driven by unchanged U.S. and Saudi motives.

JULY 9, 2024ByYOEL GUZANSKY, UDI DEKEL
US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrive for the family photo during the "GCC+3" (Gulf Cooperation Council) meeting at a hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 16, 2022.

Bilateral normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia can offer something bigger - opinion

The Saudi proposal opens up the path to recognition of Israel by other states in the Middle East and in the Muslim world. 

JUNE 22, 2024ByELIE PODEH
IDF CHIEF of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi visits the North. His talks in Bahrain with Saudi, Bahraini, Emirati, Egyptian, and Jordanian chiefs of staff earlier this month, under the umbrella of the US Central Command, may attest to possibilities for a new security structure, says the writer.

Israel-Saudi normalization on the table as part of new US defense treaty - WSJ

As a preliminary component of the deal, Israel would have to agree to a complete ceasefire and Palestinian statehood.

JUNE 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, in March. Israeli decisions will shape the US regional defense alliance, and impact the weakening of Iran and global economic stability, says the writer.