Saudi israeli relations

Trump's push for Israel-Saudi relations faces obstacles amid elections, Houthi attacks - analysis

As Houthi attacks pressure Riyadh, Israel and US elections complicate Washington’s normalization ambitions, while Saudi public opinion and demands for Palestinian statehood remain obstacles.

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, DC, US, November 18, 2025.
 SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman.

Editor's Notes: Why Saudi Arabia's crown prince MBS will never join Abraham Accords - comment

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters for the first time since the Iran-Israel war, in Tehran, Iran. June 26, 2025.

Could Iran's Khamenei feel threatened enough to strike Israel? - analysis

A VOTER casts his ballot at a polling station in Kafr Manda, in the Knesset election in March 2021. The Saudis are interested in seeing a new government formed in Israel, even if it still includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says the writer.

Israel’s road to peace with Saudi Arabia: A deal is imminent, but only after elections - opinion


Does Nasrallah have a reason to fear strengthening Israeli-Saudi ties?

The Hezbollah leader has an interest in exaggerating Israeli-Saudi relations.

Netanyahu and Saudi King Salman

Ex-Saudi general issues scathing critique of Palestinian terror groups

Eshki posited that PIJ and Hamas leaders have a flawed understanding of normalization.

Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas' armed wing, take part in a rally in Gaza City

Analysis: Netanyahu’s call for a revised Saudi initiative may be too little, too late

What is 14 years between "frenemies"?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset

Analysis: What exactly is happening in Saudi Arabia?

Prince Mohammed is overseeing the most dramatic changes his country has seen in the past half century.

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Muhammad bin Salman attends the gathering of the Defense Ministers of the Global Coalition against ISIS at NATO headquarters in Brussels, February 11

Saudi prince hits back at Obama - 'No, we are not free riders'

Ties between old allies the United States and Saudi Arabia, the top oil exporter, have been bumpy since the 2011 Arab uprisings.

 Prince Turki al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia

King Salmon’s “Honeymoon” in Washington

The Jerusalem Post

Time for open Israel-Saudi relations

The Iran nuclear deal has dramatically shifted Middle Eastern geopolitical tectonic plates, and has heralded a new reality in which Sunni Arabs need Israel more than ever.

Saudi King Salman

Salman Villa

The Jerusalem Post

Foreign Ministry calls Sunni Arab states 'Israel's allies'

Director General of the Foreign Ministry claimed that Israel's interests and those of countries like Saudi Arabia, are aligned against those of Iran.

Saudi King Salman

Rare meeting between Hamas chief and Saudi King may signal warming relations

"The delegation discussed Palestinian unity and the political situation in the region. This meeting will hopefully develop relations between Hamas and Saudi Arabia," the source told Reuters.

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal speaks during an interview with Reuters in Doha