Normalization

The moment for a Saudi peace initiative has arrived, but on new terms - opinion

As the region’s most influential Arab and Muslim state, Saudi Arabia's choices will shape the trajectory of normalization far beyond its own borders.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
A pro-Palestinian protester flies a "Free Palestine" flag an the Auraria Campus in Denver, Colodaro, May 14, 2024; illustrative.

Majority of young American adults 'active in Hamas resistance,' Khaled Mashaal claims

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman attend the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington on Wednesday. Israel’s quiet over the F-35 deal is part of a strategy, the writer maintains.

‘Which model for the Middle East?’: Trump and MBS bet on a Saudi-centered order - analysis

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman attend the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington on Wednesday. Israel’s quiet over the F-35 deal is part of a strategy, the writer maintains.

Israel's silence over US' F-35 deal with Saudi Arabia is strategy, not indifference - opinion


Thousands march in Rabat demanding end to Morocco-Israel ties

Protests against the Israel-Hamas War have repeatedly drawn thousands of people in Morocco since the conflict began.

 Protesters carry representations of caskets, at a demonstration calling for an end to Morocco's ties with Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rabat, Morocco December 24, 2023.

US had staged plan for Palestinian statehood prior to October 7

White House downplays Biden’s claim of IDF indiscriminate Gaza bombing.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at PA headquarters in Ramallah.

Can climate change save Arab-Israeli normalization efforts? - opinion

Recognizing the mutual economic gains to be made from accelerating cooperation on clean energy and cleaning up fossil fuels could help to spur on Arab-Israeli normalization.

 THE COP28 insignia is on display in Abu Dhabi, ahead of the conference in the UAE, which gets underway at the end of this month.

Saudi Arabia still open to Israeli normalization deal, White House says

Efforts to reach a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia had reportedly been put on ice.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan meets with Saudi Arabian Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud in Washington, DC, US. October 30, 2023.

Saudi Arabia cautions US, Israel against destructive war in Gaza

Despite these concerns, American and Saudi officials seem to still believe a normalization agreement can be worked out, with many of the shared interests that pushed them together still there.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022.

WATCH: Fmr. Saudi official: There are no heroes in Israel-Hamas war, only victims

The former Saudi ambassador said that Hamas's attack on Israeli civilians "belies Hamas's claims to an Islamic identity."

Former head of Saudi intelligence and current Saudi King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Chairman Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud attends a close session meeting at the IISS Regional Security Summit - The Manama Dialogue in Manama, December 8, 2013

Nasrallah: Normalization with Israel is an assault on al-Aqsa

The leader of Hezbollah warned against al-Aqsa becoming "a Jewish synagogue."

 Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters via a screen during a rally marking Prophet Mohammed's birthday, in Beirut suburbs, Lebanon. October 2, 2023.

The Oslo Accords turned 30. Here’s how they’ll shape a Saudi-Israeli peace deal

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict seems to loom over the negotiations for a Saudi-Israeli normalization deal.

 PLO CHAIRMAN Yasser Arafat reaches to shake hands with prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, as US president Bill Clinton stands between them, after the signing of the Israeli-PLO peace accord, at the White House in Washington, on September 13, 1993.

Saudi envoy to Palestinians: Two-state solution 'central' to Israel deal

Saudi Arabia's first ambassador to the Palestinians announced that the Kingdom intends to open a consulate in east Jerusalem.

 Saudi ambassador Nayef al-Sudairi gestures as he visits Ramallah in the West Bank September 26, 2023.

In historic first, Israeli minister publicly visits Saudi Arabia

The visit to Saudi Arabia comes as Israel and Saudi Arabia continue efforts to reach a normalization agreement and as Saudi's Nayef Al-Sudairi is credentialed as ambassador to the PA.

Haim Katz.