Saudi arabia and israel

Saudi Arabia's win in US highlights Israel's continued missed opportunities - opinion

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's trip to US secured all his primary objectives and left Israel without leverage as a conduit to Washington.

|ByELIE PODEH
US President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman at a White House dinner on Tuesday. The crown prince’s visit appears to have been a major success, says the writer.
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
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman arrives for meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, November 19, 2025.

Saudi normalization can transform Abraham Accords into more than just a prototype - editorial

For Israel, this is a once-in-a-generation opening to move from relative isolation to an embedded partnership with the Arab world’s most influential state.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, November 18, 2025.

Saudi Arabia wants to be part of Abraham Accords, MBS tells Donald Trump in White House summit

The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) arrived at the White House, with US military jets flying over as part of the reception.

|ByREUTERS

America's dangerous game with Israeli security - opinion

It is crucial that Israel clearly and loudly communicates to Sullivan the drawbacks of the proposed normalization and the defense pact and does not rush into signing.

MAY 15, 2024ByJACOB NAGEL
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, April 9, 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.

MAY 3, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, April 20, 2021.

Israeli minister lashes out: US has nothing to look for in the Middle East

Energy Minister Eli Cohen made remarks about US intervention in the Middle East, stating "The only change I see in the Americans' stance is because of the upcoming elections in the United States."

APRIL 4, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen: We are the only Middle Eastern country to send a foreign minister to Kyiv. That means something.

Most Israelis support Netanyahu's plan for post-war Gaza, poll finds

New survey reveals Israeli support for Netanyahu's post-war plan in Gaza, with surprising views on achieving 'absolute victory' and international involvement.

MARCH 14, 2024ByAARON REICH
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walking outside his office at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on March 13, 2024.

Palestinian state is the only path leading to peace with Israel - Saudi official

The official said Palestinian statehood must be "irreversible" and "irrevocable."

MARCH 12, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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.

Sullivan: Israel-Saudi deal, Palestinian state achievable in near term

His words were part of a series of statements the Biden administration has made about its intention to pursue a peace process once a ceasefire is in place.

JANUARY 17, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attends a session during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2024

Israel wants ‘reformed’ PA to run Gaza, Israeli National Security Council head says in Saudi paper

Tzachi Hanegbi, head of the National Security Council of Israel, spoke in depth about the October 7th attacks and Israel’s plans for a post-war, post-Hamas Gaza Strip in a Saudi newspaper interview.

DECEMBER 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi speaks during a statement to the media at HaKirya base in Tel Aviv on October 14, 2023

What are key goals in the war for Hamas? - opinion

One of them is the plan to derail Israel-Saudi normalization.

OCTOBER 31, 2023ByELIE PODEH
A PRESS photographer examines damage from a Hamas attack at the Park Hotel in Netanya on Passover Seder night in 2002, in which 29 people were murdered and hundreds were injured. Hamas has long tried to sabotage peace.

What could a Saudi perspective on the Israel-Hamas war look like? - opinion

Saudi Arabia and Israel have many shared interests, chief among them the struggle against radical Islam propagated by groups such as ISIS and the Muslim Brotherhood.

OCTOBER 31, 2023BySHIRI FEIN-GROSSMAN
SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomes Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at a China-Arab summit in Riyadh last year.

White House: Biden misheard question about Israeli delaying ground invasion

"The president was far away. He didn't hear the full question," a spokesperson said.

OCTOBER 21, 2023ByREUTERS
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023.