Trump's Gaza plan: Prelude to Saudi normalization? - opinion
Saudi officials have in the past demanded an irreversible pathway to Palestinian statehood as a prerequisite to normalizing relations with Israel.
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks with War Secretary Pete Hegseth as talks take place with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh in May. Trump appears to be moving additional pieces on the regional chess board, says the writer.(photo credit: BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS)ByJASON SILVERMAN