Israeli-Saudi Normalization

Saudi Arabia and Israel have many shared interests, chief among them the struggle against radical Islam propagated by groups such as ISIS and the Muslim Brotherhood.

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.

Amid such enormous uncertainty and increased threat, MBS quite predictably has opted to hit the pause button on normalization. But salvaging Israel-Saudi ties is possible.

Washington’s efforts should aim at preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear-threshold state. This may be the only arrow left in Washington’s quiver to remind Riyadh who really has its back.

Islamic Jihad head: "Those who rush towards normalization with the Zionist project know, that this is their acknowledgment that Palestine is not ours."

Silman's expected trip to Saudi Arabia follows to recent visits made by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi and Tourism Minister Haim Katz.

Commanders for Israel's Security endorsed a call by 20 US Senators for any deal between Israel and the Saudis to be conditioned on the Palestinians.

Benny Gantz's trip to the US was very low-profile and comes as Israel and Saudi Arabia move steadily closer to a normalization deal.

Spokespeople for the White House have denied the possibility of any secret visit to discuss Saudi-Israel normalization.

An agreement with the Arab world’s most important state, which also plays a central role in the Islamic world, could serve as an impetus for other Arab and Muslim countries to follow its lead.