Jordanian King Abdullah couldn’t have been clearer when he spoke about the normalization process cooking between Israel and Saudi Arabia: “This belief, by some in the region, that you can parachute over Palestine, deal with the Arabs and work your way back – that does not work.” “And even those countries that have Abraham Accords […]
Read MoreIsrael says it’s on ‘the cusp’ of a historic Saudi deal-AAP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the UN General Assembly that Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, without outlining a clear path over the significant obstacles facing such an accord. He struck an optimistic tone throughout his roughly 25-minute address – and, once […]
Read MorePalestinians Ready to Play Ball
Palestinian leaders want Israel to relinquish control over small parts of the West Bank and tear down some illegal Israeli communities there as part of any US-brokered deal establishing diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, said Saudi and Palestinian officials – far short of demands they have publicly made in the past.
Read MoreOpinion | Israel’s ‘Dirty War’: The Dark Side of the Abraham Accords – and Why Saudi Arabia Wants to Join
In view of conflicting media reports about the chances of success of the tripartite negotiations between the Biden administration, the State of Israel and Saudi Arabia to draw up a normalization agreement between the latter two countries, one should look at the last decades and understand that such an accord is inevitable – but has […]
Read MoreSaudis, US agree on path to normalise ties with Israel
The US and Saudi Arabia have agreed on the broad contours of a deal for Saudi Arabia to recognise Israel in exchange for concessions to the Palestinians, US security guarantees and civilian nuclear help, according to US officials. US officials expressed cautious optimism that, in the next nine to 12 months, they can hammer out […]
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