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.

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

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

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


Biden says Hamas attack aimed to disrupt Saudi-Israel normalization of ties

"One of the reasons Hamas moved on Israel ... they knew that I was about to sit down with the Saudis," Biden said at a campaign fundraiser.

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets US President Joe Biden in Jeddah, last year. Strategically, the crown prince’s openness on the nuclear issue is the most reasonable way to handle the situation, says the writer.

Saudi Arabia reportedly suspends peace talks with Israel in the wake of war with Hamas

Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also spoke with Iran’s president this week, signaling a retreat from the Biden administration’s efforts to isolate Iran.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Right)

'Several' US citizens have died following attacks in Israel

Several Americans were killed by Hamas attackers, a White House National Security Council spokesperson confirmed, saying the US would continue to monitor the situation closely.

Israeli security gather near a rifle at the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, southern Israel October 8, 2023

US moves carrier strike group closer to Israel amid fear of multi-front war

"It wouldn't be a surprise" if the attack was in part meant to sabotage a Saudi deal, said Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State.

 The US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford on its way into the Oslo Fjord, at Jeloya, Moss, Norway, May 24, 2023

The PA is using Saudi normalization to redesign the Palestinian position - opinion

Prime Minister Netanyahu played down the importance of the Palestinian issue for the Saudis, as have other senior Israeli officials.

 NAYEF AL-SUDAIRI, Saudi Arabia’s first-ever ambassador to the Palestinian Authority, speaks with PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Ramallah last month.

Riyadh's trial balloons may be intended to be noted

BEHIND THE LINES: The supposed “progressives” in the Biden administration are the ones who are cleaving to older ideas, while the “conservatives” in Riyadh are looking to move beyond them.

 NAYEF AL-SUDAIRI, Saudi Arabia’s first-ever ambassador to the Palestinian Authority (right), listens to PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, during their meeting in Ramallah, last week

Israel-Saudi peace cannot bypass Palestinians - Jordan's King Abdullah

The Jordanian monarch emphasized the need for a two-state solution and questioned the motives behind brewing Saudi-Israeli peace.

 Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 19, 2023.

Saudi-Israel normalization would transform Middle East - opinion

For Israel, normalization with Saudi Arabia has enormous implications for normalizing Israel’s relationship with Muslim-majority countries in the region and internationally.

 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, US, October 14, 2021.

Can McCarthy’s ouster harm Israel and help sink the Saudi deal? - analysis

Until Tuesday, all eyes had been focused on how political instability in Israel could prevent an agreement. 

 Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after he was ousted from the position of Speaker by a vote of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2023

Saudi deal should include West Bank settlement freeze - US Senators say

Among the suggestions is that the deal include provisions to preserve a two-state solution.

 U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to reporters before attending the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 29, 2022.