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Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah, Sept. 3, 2020. Credit: Flash90.

PA issues list of demands for Saudi-Israel deal

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The Palestinian Authority wants more control over areas of Judea and Samaria, the reopening of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem and the resumption of Saudi financial support in return for supporting a Saudi-Israel normalization...
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Saudi funding offer to PA seen as step toward normalization with Israel

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Riyadh has proposed resuming financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority, Saudi officials and former Palestinian officials say. This is a sign the kingdom is paving the way to establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, The Wall Street...
Aerial view of the new King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 2020. Credit: Skytrax via Wikimedia Commons.

Flight with 100-plus Israelis makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia

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A commercial flight from the Seychelles to Tel Aviv carrying 128 Israelis made an unscheduled landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday night. Air Seychelles flight HM022 was forced to land due to an electrical...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 17, 2023. Photo by Freddie Everett/U.S. State Department.

There will be no Israel-US defense pact

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are eager to have a Saudi-Israeli peace deal signed before each country holds elections. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shares this vision. But the...
The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem as seen from the Mount of Olives, Oct. 20, 2019. Credit: TPS.

Riyadh seeks to reboot Temple Mount status quo with peace deal

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The timing was not accidental when Saudi Arabia announced over the weekend that its ambassador to Jordan will also take on the roles of ambassador to the Palestinian Authority and consul general in eastern Jerusalem. The announcement...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (second from left) at a meeting with French President Emanuel Macron in Paris, June 16, 2023. Source: Twitter.

Give Saudi peace a chance

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It is important to refute the many arguments being bandied about against a peace deal involving Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United States. I think that the doubters and naysayers, as well as those who...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is confident his government can achieve normalization with Saudi Arabia. Source: Screenshot.

‘Bet on it’: Netanyahu says Israel about to make history with Saudis

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is confident his government can achieve some form of normalization with Saudi Arabia in the coming months, Netanyahu said in an interview with Bloomberg Television broadcasted on Monday. "I think that we...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, June 7, 2023. Source: Twitter.

Riyadh is clear: No deal until 2024 elections

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There has been a flurry of reports from U.S. officials on the possible normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel under American auspices. Such reports dovetail with similar claims about a year ago that...
Potential peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Credit: David Peterson/Pixabay.

Is a US-Saudi-Israel deal really in the works?

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According to New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, President Joe Biden is trying to do Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a big favor. That would involve the administration finally moving to follow up on former President Donald...
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen attends a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Jan. 25, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli foreign minister: Saudi deal ‘closer than ever’

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Israel is closer than it has ever been to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Monday. In an interview with Channel 12, the country’s top diplomat said that the...