Israeli-Saudi Normalization

Even with Gulf on edge, negotiations stalling, experts say peace with Israel 'possible' - analysis

Faisal J. Abbas, the Editor-in-Chief of Arab News, noted that peace is possible with Israel but that the country “needs to embrace a two-state solution.”

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani standby prior to signing the Abraham Accords with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, US, September 15, 2020.
Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026

From scuds to solidarity: Israel and the Sunni world - opinion

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.

Saudi Arabia can't have peace with Israel and reject Jewish sovereignty - opinion

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman announces a zero-carbon city called "The Line" to be built at NEOM in northwestern Saudi Arabia, January 10, 2021.

Where is Mohammed bin Salman’s mother? And why does it matter for Israel? - opinion


No peace talks with Israel without a two-state solution, Saudi Arabia says

The kingdom stated to affirm its steadfast position to Washington on the Palestinian issue in the light of the comments attributed to Kirby.

 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.

Saudi Arabia willing to make concessions on Palestinians for peace with Israel

Saudi officials have told their US counterparts that Riyadh would not insist Israel take concrete steps to create a Palestinian state.

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

Saudi Arabia-Israel peace cannot happen without path to Palestinian state - FM

De-escalation of the conflict in Gaza and halting civilian deaths is a key focus of Saudi Arabia, the minister said.

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

Saudi Arabia wants peace with Israel after Gaza war, envoy tells BBC

Saudi Arabian ambassador to the UK said to the BBC on Tuesday that his country is interested in normalization with Israel after the war, with one condition - the creation of a Palestinian State.

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2023.

How can the US use the Gaza war to expand the Abraham Accords? - opinion

All of this is possible if the administration pursues a combined Marshall-NATO-like strategy in the Middle East.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu greets US Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin and UAE’s Minister of State for Financial Affairs at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Hanukkah 2023: Eight wishes to hope for amid ongoing darkness - comment

In the spirit of candle lighting and making wishes, here are eight dreams I pray can come true this holiday season.

 NOW IS the time to embrace unity.

Advancing Israel-Saudi normalization hinges on defeating Hamas - opinion

The victory over Hamas and its defeat is mainly necessary for the circle of Abraham agreements to expand to include Saudi Arabia.

 EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at an Arab League Summit in Jeddah, in May. The Sunni world under Egypt and Saudi Arabia has reconciled with Israel’s existence, notes the writer.

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

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

 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.

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomes Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at a China-Arab summit in Riyadh last year.

Saudi Arabia cautions US, Israel against destructive war in Gaza

Despite these concerns, American and Saudi officials seem to still believe a normalization agreement can be worked out, with many of the shared interests that pushed them together still there.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022.