People walk past an electronic billboard that shows US President Donald Trump, left, shaking hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with the pro-normalization message 'We are ready,' in Tel Aviv, February 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ariel Schalit)
A series of billboards showing US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands with the messages “We are ready” and “Israel is ready” went up around Israel and Washington, DC today, in support of the advancement of the Abraham Accords.
The campaign, led by the Coalition for Regional Security, calls on the US and Saudi leaders to “reshape history.”
“Saudi-Israel normalization will transform the Middle East, securing our shared future against Iranian aggression and regional instability. It’s time for moderate forces to come together. It’s time for a new regional order. The day after is now. We are ready. Israel is ready,” the coalition says in a statement.
On the matter of Palestinian statehood, the statement calls for “a gradual, secure, and sustainable separation framework backed by regional collaboration.”
The group also calls for the leaders to work towards solutions to neutralize Iran-backed terror groups Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, to protect the border with Syria, and to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
The Coalition for Regional Security is an Israeli group of former military and political officials that seeks normalized relations with Saudi Arabia and separation from the Palestinians.
An electronic billboard at the entrance to Jerusalem shows US President Donald Trump, left, shaking hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with text that says: ‘Israel is ready,’ newly placed by the group Coalition for Regional Security, February 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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