Saudi israeli relations

Trump's push for Israel-Saudi relations faces obstacles amid elections, Houthi attacks - analysis

As Houthi attacks pressure Riyadh, Israel and US elections complicate Washington’s normalization ambitions, while Saudi public opinion and demands for Palestinian statehood remain obstacles.

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, DC, US, November 18, 2025.
 SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman.

Editor's Notes: Why Saudi Arabia's crown prince MBS will never join Abraham Accords - comment

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters for the first time since the Iran-Israel war, in Tehran, Iran. June 26, 2025.

Could Iran's Khamenei feel threatened enough to strike Israel? - analysis

A VOTER casts his ballot at a polling station in Kafr Manda, in the Knesset election in March 2021. The Saudis are interested in seeing a new government formed in Israel, even if it still includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says the writer.

Israel’s road to peace with Saudi Arabia: A deal is imminent, but only after elections - opinion


Strength of Israel’s ties to Gulf states will impact Saudi receptiveness

While Israel’s economic relations with the UAE have taken off since the signing of the Abraham Accords, the pace with Bahrain has been slower.

 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.

Saudi-Iran deal destroys Israel’s defense wall against Iran, Lapid charges

Former defense minister Benny Gantz said that he believes Netanyahu has abandoned the security of Israel and its citizens.

 MK Yair Lapid seen at a protest against the judicial overhaul, outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem. February 13, 2023.

Israel to recruit Cristiano Ronaldo to promote Saudi Arabia normalization? - report

The Foreign Ministry is hoping that if Ronaldo's high status may be able to help with the normalization of ties with Israel.

 Soccer Football - Al Nassr unveil new signing Cristiano Ronaldo - Mrsool Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - January 3, 2023 New Al Nassr signing Cristiano Ronaldo during his presentation

Abraham Accords: Saudi Arabia is still not budging - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made no secret that he has hopes of Saudi Arabia signing the Abraham Accords.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

PA praises Saudi Arabia for ‘rejecting’ normalization with Israel

The Palestinian Authority has condemned other Arab nations and formal ties with Israel, referring to them as "a stab in the back."

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman performs morning prayer as he arrives to wash the Holy Kabaa on behalf of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, in the Grand Mosque in the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 16 2022.

Iran urges Saudi Arabia to show goodwill in talks to revive ties

Tehran and Riyadh, the leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East, severed ties in 2016 with both parties backing opposite sides in proxy wars across the region.

 Iranian flag is seen at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as Albania cuts ties with Iran and orders diplomats to leave over cyberattack, in Tirana, Albania, September 8, 2022

Israel, US to declare ‘strategic partnership’ during Biden visit

The agreement includes a joint stance against Iran’s nuclear program and regional aggression to ensure Iran never attains a nuclear weapon.

Israeli and US flags are rolled up before being set up, as part of preparations for US President Joe Biden's visit later this week, in Jerusalem, July 10, 2022.

US House probing Saudi Arabia's $2 billion investment in Jared Kushner's firm

Kushner established his firm after leaving the White House and eventually landed the $2 billion Saudi investment, millions of which he intends to invest in Israeli start-ups.

US President's senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks as US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien stands next to him upon arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August 31, 2020.

First public Israeli flight lands in Saudi Arabia

Prior to the opening of Saudi airspace, El Al’s planes had to follow a long, winding route to Mumbai in order to avoid Saudi airspace.

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Blinken, Saudi foreign minister discuss Iran nuclear program

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has said that talks with Iran had been "cordial."

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud deliver remarks to reporters before meeting at the State Department in Washington, US, October 14, 2021.