Posts Tagged: Israel Saudi Arabia
Could Trump’s Trip Offer a New Hope for Israeli-Arab Alliances in the Middle East?
At an Israeli Independence Day reception in Washington, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff declared, "On behalf of President Trump, I pledge that...
Normalization with Saudi Arabia: A Distant Dream or a Dangerous Illusion?
The possibility of diplomatic normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel has been a topic of heated debate in recent years. As geopolitical dynamics shift, the...
Saudi Arabia Abandons Pursuit of US Defense Treaty Over Israel Stalemate
Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defense treaty with Washington in return for normalizing relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and...
Only Defeating Hamas Can Lead to an Israeli-Saudi Normalization Deal
United States President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, visited Israel and Saudi Arabia in mid-May, offering a Saudi-Israeli normalization package that he says...
American Foreign Policy in the Middle East Hinges on Saudi Arabia
It is time for America to get off its back heel and start proactively securing the Middle East. Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas is a...
Israel, Saudi Arabia, and America: The Three Way Dance
The arrival of Ron Dermer, a key security advisor to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to Washington suggests that after negotiating terms for Israel with...
The Media Needs to Keep an Open Mind on a Potential Israel-Saudi Peace Agreement
It has been several weeks since the news first broke that the United States is reportedly in the early stages of working towards a peace...
Mending the US-Saudi Relationship
The US’ misperception of its bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia has contributed dramatically to the present heightened tension between them. It is critical that the...
US Weighs Possible Resumption of Offensive Arms Sales to Saudis
The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, but any final decision is...
US, World Leaders Congratulate Newly-Appointed Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid
World leaders offered congratulations to newly-installed Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Friday, as the foreign minister took the helm from outgoing premier Naftali Bennett...
Israel Says It Hopes for Ties with Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, But No Deals Imminent
Israel's top diplomat said on Tuesday it hopes to build on its 2020 US-brokered accords with four Muslim nations and establish diplomatic relations with Saudi...
Virtual Meeting Hosts Israeli, Saudi Foreign Ministers: Report
i24 News – A virtual summit hosted by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was held last week to discuss the omicron COVID-19 variant,...
After the Abraham Accords, Olympics Continue to Build Israeli-Arab Peace
This week, as I was flipping through the various Olympic channels, my eye caught the blue and white stripes of the Israeli flag alongside the...
Playing Politics: Saudi Arabia Targets Middle America
In a striking move, the Saudi embassy in Washington has hired a lobbying and public relations firm headquartered in the American heartland rather than the...
