Israel is Saudi Arabia’s first and last line of defense
Israel is valuable to Saudi Arabia and the Emirates as a secure land/air military bridge to Saudi Arabia. Look at the neighbors. Op-ed.
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News and updates about Israeli-Saudi relations
White House: Saudi Arabia still interested in normalization with Israel
White House spokesperson: Saudis interested in normalization with Israel, but all sides are currently focused on the situation in Gaza.
Saudi Foreign Minister: Normalization deal with Israel still a possibility
Saudi Foreign Minister says talks on normalization will resume immediately after the conclusion of the war in Gaza.
Sources: Saudi Arabia puts talks with Israel on hold amid war
Saudi Arabia is putting US-backed plans to normalize ties with Israel on ice, according to two sources who spoke to Reuters.
Islamic Jihad leader: Those who normalize ties with Israel say Palestine isn't ours
Head of Islamic Jihad terrorist organization denounces Arab attempts to normalize relations with Israel.
Report: Environmental Protection Minister planning Saudi Arabia visit
Minister Idit Silman plans to visit Saudi Arabia next week, becoming the latest Israeli minister to do so.
Benny Gantz meets US National Security Advisor Sullivan
The meeting's goal was reportedly to update Gantz on the components of the normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia.
Report: Senior Biden advisers quietly visited Saudi Arabia
Axios report: Senior Biden advisers visited Saudi Arabia last week to continue talks on potential normalization deal.
Senators to Biden: No to defense treaty with Saudi Arabia as part of agreement with Israel
20 senators from Democratic Party write to Biden, call for Israel-Saudi deal to preserve "two-state solution".
Minister Karhi to INN: 'We're making history here in Saudi Arabia'
The Israeli Communications Minister who is visiting Riyadh recounts the warm treatment he received from the Saudis.
Jason Greenblatt: Deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia on promising path
Trump's Special Representative for International Negotiations describes the changes that Saudi Arabia has undergone in recent years.
State Department: There is still work to be done on Israeli-Saudi deal
Deputy State Department spokesperson: Many key elements of normalization are on the table, but we don’t have a formal framework yet.
Iranian President: Normalization with Israel is reactionary and regressive
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi denounces attempts to normalize relations with Israel: Surrendering to Israel is not on the table.
US official: There's framework in place for Israeli-Saudi deal but nothing is final yet
US National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby says compromises will be required to reach Israeli-Saudi normalization deal.
Sources: Saudi-Israeli deal will happen even without Palestinian Arabs
Sources tell Reuters that Saudi Arabia will not hold up pact with US and Israel, even if Israel does not offer major concessions to PA.
Blinken: Israeli-Saudi normalization would be transformative
Secretary of State highlights profound impact an Israeli-Saudi deal would have, but acknowledges that "achieving it is not easy".
Tourism Minister Haim Katz: If there's peace with Saudi Arabia, it will be a warm peace
Tourism Minister Haim Katz speaks to i24NEWS after arriving in Riyadh for United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) conference.
Pompeo: Saudi normalization impossible if two-state solution is required
Former Secretary of State says a Palestinian state might block a possible Saudi Arabia-Israel peace deal.
Historic visit: Minister Haim Katz lands in Saudi Arabia
Minister of Tourism becomes the first to head an official Israeli delegation to Saudi Arabia.
Hadash Party opposes normalization with Saudi Arabia
MK Ayman Odeh's party says normalization with Saudi Arabia will provide a lifeline to the Netanyahu government.
Saudi envoy to PA: We're working towards establishing a Palestinian state
Saudi envoy to PA visits Ramallah for the first time amid Israeli-Saudi normalization talks.
Saudi delegation to visit PA chairman in Ramallah amid normalization talks
Saudi delegation, led by Saudi envoy to PA, to visit PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah this week.
Thomas Friedman: Biden told Netanyahu to choose between his coalition and Saudi peace
New York Times columnist says Biden put on a "master class" in forcing PM to choose between his coalition and a peace deal with the Saudis.
Iranian President: Israeli-Saudi normalization efforts 'will see no success'
President Raisi says efforts to normalize Israeli relations with Gulf Arab states are meaningless and simply a result of American pressure.
Netanyahu departs for Israel: This time the UN speech was broadcast in Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes off from New York after his visit to the US: I think there are many achievements in this visit.
Sa'ar: There are disturbing things in the proposed deal with Saudi Arabia
MK Gideon Sa'ar says Saudi demand to enrich uranium on its soil as part of an agreement with Israel is concerning.
Saudi Foreign Minister: Regional stability rests on a Palestinian state
Saudi Foreign Minister speaks at UN General Assembly, does not mention Israel or the normalization efforts between the countries.
Poll: Most Israelis favor Saudi peace deal, even at a cost of concessions to PA
Most respondents believe Lapid and Gantz should not join the government if Ben Gvir and Smotrich leave.
Ben Gvir's associates: Otzma Yehudit will not allow peace for territorial concessions
Sources close to National Security Minister says Otzma Yehudit will not agree to territorial concessions as part of deal with Saudi Arabia.
Top nuclear experts to Biden: Do not allow Saudi uranium enrichment
Nuclear and Middle East experts urge Biden not to allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium as part of normalization deal with Israel.
Report: Netanyahu considering agreeing to Saudi uranium enrichment
The Israeli PM may agree to the Saudi demand for a US-run uranium enrichment program in exchange for Israeli-Saudi normalization.
Prime Minister’s Office: Biden-Netanyahu meeting mostly dealt with Israel-Saudi peace
Prime Minister’s Office summarizes meeting between Netanyahu and Biden: A good and friendly private conversation.
Henry Kissinger: 'I'm worried about the concessions to the Saudis they are far-reaching'
Former US Sec. of State discussed negotiations between the US and Saudi Arabia, the political situation in Israel, and the Yom Kippur War.
Report: Turkey supports Israeli-Saudi normalization
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells journalists his country supports attempts to normalize ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Report: US, Saudi officials discussing defense treaty as part of normalization
New York Times report: Mutual defense treaty a central component in efforts to get Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel.
Message to Israel? Saudi FM: The two-state solution must return to the forefront
Saudi foreign minister says there will be no solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict without an independent Palestinian state.
Israel still listed as 'Palestine' in updated Saudi map
A notable change in the new map is that the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir are officially included within the borders of Saudi Arabia.
Blinken: Palestinian issue will be part of Saudi normalization deal
Secretary of State: Saudis told US that solving the Palestinian Arab issue is an important part of any normalization deal with Israel.
Report: Senior US official held secret meetings with Bennett and Gantz
US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs met with Bennett and Gantz in secret to discuss normalization with Saudi Arabia.
Smotrich responds to NSC head: I don't know who he represents
Minister Smotrich responds to Hanegbi's statement that talks are underway with the PA on concessions as part of a deal with Saudi Arabia.
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