Mohammed bin Salman

The IMEC will not solve everything. But as an off-ramp from stalled normalization and an on-ramp to a shared strategic future, it may be the rare piece of timing the region actually gets right.

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Many were anticipating whether Mohammed bin Salman's trip to Washington would lead to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords, but it wasn't to be.

In public, Trump and bin Salman flattered one another; however, part of their closed-door discussions were reportedly tense.

In geopolitics a strong brand can create momentum where bureaucratic inertia and cultural resistance would otherwise dominate. The Abraham Accords did not successfully take hold by accident.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's trip to US secured all his primary objectives and left Israel without leverage as a conduit to Washington.

Settler extremism, backed by powerful ministers, and Washington’s embrace of Saudi Arabia are combining to weaken Israel’s position, fuel unrest, and deepen its international isolation.

Trump said on Tuesday that bin Salman knew nothing about the October 2018 killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of the Saudi leadership.

Jerusalem understands that everything announced this week is an inevitable part of the trajectory toward a US-brokered Saudi normalization deal. Israel is ready to bear the cost.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: A UN resolution and a Saudi spectacle hinted at movement in the region, but the Middle East has a way of bringing even the boldest plans back down to earth.