As a preliminary component of the deal, Israel would have to agree to a complete ceasefire and Palestinian statehood.
“If we cannot buy accurate weapons for our planes, we will have to use inaccurate weapons in the war in the Gaza Strip,” which will naturally lead to more casualties."
Based on past experience with normalization agreements, three components are presently missing on both the Israeli and Palestinian sides: legitimate leadership, political determination, and trust.
Houthis aim to derail economic cooperation between the United States, India, the European Union, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates as new railway transport corridor is announced.
One of them is the plan to derail Israel-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.
Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also spoke with Iran’s president this week, signaling a retreat from the Biden administration’s efforts to isolate Iran.
The Jordanian monarch emphasized the need for a two-state solution and questioned the motives behind brewing Saudi-Israeli peace.
For Israel, normalization with Saudi Arabia has enormous implications for normalizing Israel’s relationship with Muslim-majority countries in the region and internationally.
Washington could also sweeten any deal by designating Saudi Arabia a Major Non-NATO Ally, a status already given to Israel, the US source said.
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