Saudi arabia and israel

Weakening Israel’s defense plays into Iran’s hands - opinion

The US Senate’s vote last week to block military aid to Israel reflects a worrying trend

|ByMICHAEL J. SALAMON, LOUIS LIBIN
A MAN sets an Israeli flag on fire, as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, earlier this month. Iran’s regime not only harbors genocidal intentions toward Israel but also pursues a broader vision to destabilize the West, the writer says.
Saudi Arabia's national flag is seen at the Khoba frontline border with Yemen

Saudi media ramps up anti-Israel rhetoric, dimming normalization hopes - report

“Oh God, deal with the Jews who have seized and occupied, for they cannot escape your power,” Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid, an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, said in a recent sermon.

|ByASHER SMITH
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.

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.

|ByELIE PODEH
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

Jerusalem understands that everything announced this week is an inevitable part of the trajectory toward a US-brokered Saudi normalization deal. Israel is ready to bear the cost.

|ByYAAKOV KATZ

Israel 'not really aware' about progress of Saudi-US talks on normalization deal

Saudi Arabia, a Middle East powerhouse, gave its blessing to Gulf neighbors United Arab Emirates and Bahrain establishing relations with Israel in 2020.

MAY 30, 2023ByREUTERS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Is Saudi-Israeli normalization on the horizon or merely speculative hype?

Since the inception of the Abraham Accords expectations have run high that Saudi Arabia would join.

MAY 25, 2023ByNICOLE JANSEZIAN/THE MEDIA LINE
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Benjamin Netanyahu, MBS spoke twice on Israel-Saudi normalization

Netanyahu and the Saudi crown prince spoke before and after last week’s Arab League meeting to discuss Israeli-Saudi normalization.

MAY 22, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

White House's Sullivan to travel to Saudi Arabia this weekend

Oil production cuts by Saudi-led OPEC+ and differences between the United States and Saudi Arabia over the 2018 death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi have damaged ties.

MAY 5, 2023ByREUTERS
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, July 11, 2022.

Mega pastor: If Trump re-elected, Saudis will normalize Israel ties

Pastor Robert Jeffress is a recipient of the Friends of Zion Award.

MAY 4, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Dr. Robert Jeffress (center) receives the Friends of Zion Award.

Israel says it is discussing possible direct Haj flights to Saudi Arabia

Muslims from Israel and the Palestinian territories currently travel to Mecca through third-party countries, which can spell additional expense and bother.

MAY 3, 2023ByREUTERS
An airplane takes off from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands June 16, 2022

Iran's partners face misery, Netanyahu says as Riyadh mends Tehran ties

Netanyahu spoke as Iran has restored its diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia and invited the country’s king to visit Teheran.

APRIL 20, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks about the strikes and protests against the judicial reform

How Israel can benefit from Iran and Saudi Arabia's deal

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Saudi Arabia could bring a calm to the region and slow threats to Israel's national security

MARCH 17, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A NEWSPAPER with a cover picture of the flag of Iran and Saudi Arabia, is seen in Tehran last weekend.

Israel's judicial instability is causing challenges in the Gulf

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Bahrain, which recently established warm ties with Israel, is already showing concern over Israel's stability because of the judicial reform and the thawing Saudi-Iran relations

MARCH 17, 2023ByHERB KEINON
THE OPENING ceremony at Stand-Up Nation Central’s Connect2Innovate conference in Manama, Bahrain, this week.

Could the Saudi-Iranian deal lead to peace with Israel? - opinion

Saudi Arabia’s appointment of a new information (media) minister hinted that the kingdom was getting closer to bilateral peace with Israel.

MARCH 17, 2023ByHUSSAIN ABDUL-HUSSAIN
IRAN’S SUPREME National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani speaks with Saudi Minister of State and National Security Adviser Musaad bin Mohammed Al Aiban, in Beijing, last Friday.