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Trump lands in Riyadh: Israel-Saudi ties expected to take a backseat

Accompanied by prominent American business leaders, Trump will visit Riyadh first, the site of the Saudi-US Investment Forum.

 U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a Reuters video.
 Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka

Prospects of Saudi ties to Israel elusive as Trump seeks $1 trillion bonanza

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

Trump drops Israel ties as condition for Saudi nuclear talks

 Illustrative image of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi normalization harmed, but still possible with win over Iran or Hamas - exclusive


Saudi-Israel talks nearing breakthrough, says new Israeli ambassador to US

Leiter, who officially began his role on Friday, described normalization with Saudi Arabia as part of a broader realignment in the MidEast.

 Israel's new ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter

Saudi Arabia must decide if a relationship with Israel is worth its while - editorial

MBS, the young and forward-looking Saudi prince, is known to be less patient than many of his older predecessors in Saudi diplomacy with the Palestinians.

 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Arabia June 7, 2023

National Security Advisor Sullivan traveling to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince

Although the hopes Israeli-Saudi normalization deal have diminished since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Biden administration remains keen on reviving prospects.

 The Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman

When dealing with our Saudi friends, show a little tact - opinion

One of the first things anyone who has traveled to an Arab country learns is that one of the worst social faux pas you can make is to offend your host.

 THE FLAG of Saudi Arabia flies at the Saudi Embassy in Washington.

Defeating Hamas will lead to peace with Saudi Arabia, Gallant says

The Saudis have said that Israel's continuing the war, and the high death toll of Palestinian civilians, has delayed normalization. 

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meeting members of the LOTAR counter-terrorism unit, January 26, 2024.

Sullivan: Israel-Saudi deal, Palestinian state achievable in near term

His words were part of a series of statements the Biden administration has made about its intention to pursue a peace process once a ceasefire is in place.

 U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attends a session during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2024

What are key goals in the war for Hamas? - opinion

One of them is the plan to derail Israel-Saudi normalization.

 A PRESS photographer examines damage from a Hamas attack at the Park Hotel in Netanya on Passover Seder night in 2002, in which 29 people were murdered and hundreds were injured. Hamas has long tried to sabotage peace.

What could a Saudi perspective on the Israel-Hamas war look like? - opinion

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.

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomes Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at a China-Arab summit in Riyadh last year.

Riyadh's trial balloons may be intended to be noted

BEHIND THE LINES: The supposed “progressives” in the Biden administration are the ones who are cleaving to older ideas, while the “conservatives” in Riyadh are looking to move beyond them.

 NAYEF AL-SUDAIRI, Saudi Arabia’s first-ever ambassador to the Palestinian Authority (right), listens to PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, during their meeting in Ramallah, last week

Saudi-Israel normalization would transform Middle East - opinion

For Israel, normalization with Saudi Arabia has enormous implications for normalizing Israel’s relationship with Muslim-majority countries in the region and internationally.

 Flags of Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington, US, October 14, 2021.

US reps secretly visited Saudi Arabia to discuss Israel - report

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

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks to US President Joe Biden during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, earlier this month.