After Trump call, Saudi source says no normalization with Israel without ‘irreversible pathway’ to Palestinian state

Saudi Arabia will only normalize relations with Israel if an “irreversible pathway” to Palestinian statehood is established, a Saudi source tells international outlets, following US President Donald Trump’s insistence that Riyadh and other Muslim-majority and regional states join the Abraham Accords.

Trump called on Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, and Pakistan earlier today to join the Abraham Accords normalization agreements “immediately,” ahead of any US agreement with Iran.

The Trump administration has long viewed Saudi-Israeli normalization as the crown jewel of the Abraham Accords, though efforts toward that end largely stalled during Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Riyadh has since repeatedly insisted that such an agreement follow meaningful movement on the Palestinian issue.