Saudi arabia and israel

Saudi Arabia's win in US highlights Israel's continued missed opportunities - opinion

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.

US President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman at a White House dinner on Tuesday. The crown prince’s visit appears to have been a major success, says the writer.
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

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman arrives for meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., US, November 19, 2025.

Saudi normalization can transform Abraham Accords into more than just a prototype - editorial

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, November 18, 2025.

Saudi Arabia wants to be part of Abraham Accords, MBS tells Donald Trump in White House summit


What's at stake for Saudi's crown prince MBS in White House talks with Donald Trump?

It will be the first trip by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the US since the 2018 killing of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul, which caused a global uproar.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Trump aims for Middle East recalibration with Syria, Saudi Arabia at the center - analysis

US President Donald Trump met Syrian and Saudi Arabian leaders, two key players in his plan for peace in the Middle East.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia/

Before talks with Trump, Saudi Arabia doubles down on terms for Israel ties - analysis

With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu staunchly opposed to Palestinian statehood, Saudi Arabia sees no immediate prospect to satisfy Trump’s demand that it normalize ties with Israel.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud attend the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh in May. The deeper the Saudi-American partnership becomes, the less incentive Riyadh will have to normalize ties with Israel, the writer asserts.

Between the hostage deal and the Abraham Accords 2.0

The end of the war may reshape the Middle East and expand the Abraham Accords, which withstood the test of war despite the initial expectations

People walk by a billboard sponsored by the Coalition for Regional Security calling for the expansion of the Abraham Accords, in Ramat Gan

In Saudi Arabia, Dave Chappelle jokes that ‘I stand with Israel’ would be his code for censorship

The state-sponsored show, which took place on Saturday and featured a host of top international comedians, was criticized by Human Rights Watch and several other comedians

 COMEDIAN DAVE CHAPPELLE performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2023. ‘The more Hollywood elites speak out on behalf of the radicalized people of Gaza, the more my people are in danger, from New York to Jerusalem,’ the writer argues.

Gulf, Arab states celebrate Israel's shift on Gaza aid as achievement - analysis

This highlights the significance of this for these countries and other Arab states. The UAE is a member of the Abraham Accords. Some have assumed that Saudi Arabia might join in the future.

 Trucks carrying aid enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing on July 27, 2025 in Rafah, Egypt.

Normalization with Israel? Saudis need to make that choice, Haskel tells 'Post'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Normalization with Saudi Arabia is possible even without a Palestinian state, Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel says.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel sat with ‘The Jerusalem Post’ to discuss Palestinian statehood, the chance of peace with Saudi Arabia, and the wars in Gaza and with Iran.

Trump drops Israel ties as condition for Saudi nuclear talks

Under former President Joe Biden, nuclear talks were an element of a wider US-Saudi deal tied to normalization and to Riyadh's goal of a defense treaty with Washington.

 President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on (illustrative).

Billboards go up showing Trump, Saudi Crown Prince shaking hands with Israel flag

The campaign aims to rally support for full Saudi-Israeli normalization under the framework of the Abraham Shield Plan.

 Massive billboards featuring US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands in front of an Israeli flag

Voices from the Arab Press: Saudi-American relations: A 100-year investment

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds up a chart of military hardware sales as he meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the White House’s Oval Office, 2018

Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defense treaty over Israel stalemate

Riyadh wants Israel to first commit to Palestinian statehood

 SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman attends a cabinet meeting in May. Only Saudi Arabia and the Arab world can convert, circumvent, or disempower rejectionist organizations like Hamas, the writer maintains.