Posts Tagged: Saudi Arabia Israel
Unreported: Saudi King Rewards 1,000 Palestinian Terrorists’ Relatives with Free Mecca Pilgrimage
There has long been speculation about Saudi Arabia normalizing its relations with Israel, as part of US President Donald Trump's "Abraham Accords." However, a new reward...
France, Saudi Arabia, and the UN Want to Impose a Palestinian State; Here’s Why It’s a Disaster
Next month, France and Saudi Arabia will host a conference backed by the United Nations to create a plan for the establishment of a Palestinian...
A Week to Celebrate in the Middle East, as Israel and the World Look Forward
Mark Twain once said, “All generalizations are false, including this one.” Well, I wonder what Twain would have made of Raphael Patai’s 1973 book, The...
Israel Is Overhauling Its Defense Ideology; Will Arab States Finally Support It?
Israel is perhaps the most muscular and influential power in the Middle East today. When Israel changes its defense ideology, as per the Nagel Committee...
Change in the Middle East? Don’t Hold Your Breath
One year after Hamas' October 7 massacre, I noticed a cluster of articles in various sources referring to strategic realignments among some of the players...
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...
Pointing to Normalization, Saudi Arabia Quietly Scrubs Antisemitism, Anti-Israel Rhetoric From Curriculum
Saudi Arabia has been quietly revising its school textbooks, scrubbing negative depictions of Jews, Christians, and homosexuals, and toning down rhetoric against Israel, according to...
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...
The US Should Not Tie Israel-Saudi Normalization to a Palestinian State
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters this week that Saudi Arabia still has a “clear interest” in normalizing relations with Israel, but that...
Will the US Finally Patch Things Up With Saudi Arabia?
The British Ministry of Defense has announced that, “Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom confirm their commitment to a long-term partnership against the background of the...
By Air & By Water: The Houthi War Against Israel
Less than two weeks after Hamas’ brutal October 7 terror invasion, as Israel was conducting intense strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza and preparing for...
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...
What Would a US-Saudi-Israeli Deal Look Like, and Could It Lead to a New Israeli Government?
If true, a possible agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia that would involve Saudi-Israeli normalization, would likely be a maneuver designed to strengthen...
Conflicting Polls Show Arab Youth Want More Traditional Values, But Also Reform
A just-published survey suggests that Arab youth are returning to traditional values. The survey contrasts starkly with another -- only partially released -- poll, in...
