Saudi arabia and israel

Saudi defense minister meets with Vance in Washington following joint attack on Iraq - report

Sources told CNN that Saudi Arabia believes Iran is seeking to generate leverage through regional escalation, with attacks from its proxies expected to continue.

Saudi Minister of Defense Khalid bin Salman attends a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on February 24, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
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.

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

A MAN sets an Israeli flag on fire, as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, earlier this month. Iran’s regime not only harbors genocidal intentions toward Israel but also pursues a broader vision to destabilize the West, the writer says.

Weakening Israel’s defense plays into Iran’s hands - opinion

 Saudi Arabia's national flag is seen at the Khoba frontline border with Yemen

Saudi media ramps up anti-Israel rhetoric, dimming normalization hopes - report


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.

 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.

 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.

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.

 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.

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