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Sunday, January 28, 2024
FM Katz meets with GOP senator Graham to discuss ‘future regional prospects’
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Foreign Minister Israel Katz meets with US GOP Senator Lindsey Graham in Tel Aviv to discuss “future regional prospects,” says Katz.
Graham was also in Israel earlier this month before flying to Saudi Arabia to further a normalization deal with Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman.
Before the October 7 Hamas onslaught, the US had been trying to broker a landmark agreement in which Saudi Arabia would normalize relations with Israel in exchange for US security guarantees, aid in establishing a civilian nuclear program in the kingdom, and progress toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said last week that the kingdom will not normalize relations with Israel nor contribute to Gaza’s reconstruction without a credible pathway to a Palestinian state.
