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Biden: US a ‘long way’ from brokering Israeli-Saudi normalization
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Biden says his administration is a “long way” from brokering a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
“We’re a long way from there. We got a lot to talk about,” Biden tells CNN after he is pressed on the issue.
“We’re making progress in the region, [but a normalization deal] depends upon the conduct and what is asked of us for them to recognize Israel,” the president says.
“Quite frankly, I don’t think they have much of a problem with Israel,” he notes.
“Whether or not we would provide a means by which [Saudi Arabia] could have civilian nuclear power [and whether the US could] be a guarantor of their security — that’s… a little way off,” Biden says.
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