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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

Israel-Saudi Arabia relations

Dr. Massad Boulos, President-elect Donald Trump’s adviser on Middle Eastern and Arab affairs, sits for a portrait at the Wall Street Hotel, New York, September 4, 2024. (Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post via Getty Images/JTA)
Trump’s Middle East adviser says path to Palestinian state is key to Israel-Saudi ties
By Ron Kampeas
Massad Boulos says Riyadh not demanding two-state solution in exchange for normalization, just roadmap, says Trump has spoken about new nuclear deal, not regime change, in Iran
Dr. Massad Boulos, President-elect Donald Trump’s adviser on Middle Eastern and Arab affairs, sits for a portrait at the Wall Street Hotel, New York, September 4, 2024. (Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post via Getty Images/JTA)
December 10, 2024, 7:14 pm
Trump’s Middle East adviser says path to Palestinian state is key to Israel-Saudi ties
Massad Boulos says Riyadh not demanding two-state solution in exchange for normalization, just roadmap, says Trump has spoken about new nuclear deal, not regime change, in Iran
By Ron Kampeas
File - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on as he meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, not pictured, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2024. (Nathan Howard/Pool via AP)
November 19, 2024, 1:28 pm
MBS’s ‘genocide’ critique of Israel is worrying, but a Saudi deal is not a lost cause
Crown prince sharpened his criticism of Israel at Riyadh summit and continues to warm ties with Iran, but a defense pact with US is still his priority and Tehran still the chief foe
By Lazar Berman
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency SPA on November 11, 2024, shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addressing the joint extraordinary leaders summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League in Riyadh. (Photo by Ahmed NURELDINE / SPA / AFP)
November 11, 2024, 7:26 pm
At Riyadh summit, Saudi crown prince backs Iran, accuses Israel of genocide
Mohammed bin Salman warns Israel against hitting Islamic Republic, marking turn toward Tehran and away from US-supported normalization with Jerusalem
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Participants attend the International Alliance to Implement the Two-State Solution meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 30, 2024. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)
November 10, 2024, 4:04 pm
Arab, Muslim leaders touch down in Riyadh for talks on war in Gaza and Lebanon
Saudi-state media says gathering of Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation heads to focus on Israeli ‘aggression’
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) is greeted as US Ambassador to Qatar Timmy Davis (2R) and Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Protocol Ibrahim Fakhroo (R) walk behind upon his arrival in Doha, October 24, 2024. (Nathan Howard/Pool/AFP)
November 4, 2024, 11:57 pm
US, Saudi Arabia said discussing security deal without Israel normalization
Sources cited by Axios say Washington, Riyadh looking at signing smaller agreement that falls short of defense pact initially sought, before Biden leaves office in January
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
October 31, 2024, 7:03 pm
Saudi FM: Some deals with US not tied to Israel normalization can still move forward
Bilateral agreements on trade, AI could advance ‘quickly,’ Faisal bin Farhan says, reiterating that deal with Israel ‘off the table until we have a resolution to Palestinian statehood’
By Agencies
Participants attend the International Alliance to Implement the Two-State Solution meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 30, 2024. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)
October 30, 2024, 6:23 pm
Riyadh hosts first meeting of ‘international alliance’ pushing for Palestinian state
Saudi FM decries ‘genocide’ in Gaza, reiterates kingdom’s position it will only normalize ties with Israel when two-state solution implemented
By AFP and ToI Staff
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, meets with US presidential adviser Jared Kushner in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 1, 2020. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
October 25, 2024, 6:35 am
Democrats urge probe of Kushner for speaking to MBS about Israel-Saudi normalization
Pair of lawmakers ask AG to appoint special counsel to probe Trump’s son-in-law, saying he ‘appears to be influencing US foreign policy’; Kushner ‘There’s no conflict of interest’
By Aram Roston and Alexandra Ulmer
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham speaks at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on state, foreign operations, and related programs hearing on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/AFP)
October 24, 2024, 9:44 pm
GOP senator says Israel-Saudi normalization deal possible before year’s end
Lindsey Graham says he spoke with Netanyahu, believes agreement close, should get done ‘on Biden’s watch’ because next administration unlikely to get enough votes in Congress
By Andrea Shalal
IDF troops stand over the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza on October 17, 2024. (Courtesy)
October 23, 2024, 4:28 pm
We’ve had the victory pictures; here’s how Israel is aiming to actually win the war
Sinwar and Nasrallah are gone, but their weakened terror groups are still dangerous and Iran’s regime is untouched. The IDF, Netanyahu government and US are working, sometimes in harmony, to change that
By David Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold signs as he addresses the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, September 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
September 27, 2024, 9:04 pm
In blistering UN speech, Netanyahu says Israel seeks peace but will fight until victory
Shortly before huge IDF strike on Hezbollah HQ, PM says Israel will keep hitting terror group; calls UN ‘swamp of antisemitic bile,’ tells world to choose between Israel and Iran
By Lazar Berman
Israeli tanks in Metula, near the border with Lebanon, October 11, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 26, 2024, 12:32 am
US stopped Israel from launching Hezbollah war in October based on false alarm – report
Atlantic story on first days of war says US intel discredited suspicions of Hezbollah infiltration, averting strike; claims MBS told Blinken he doesn’t care about Palestinian issue
By ToI Staff
A handout picture shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on September 11, 2024. (Saudi Press Agency via AFP)
September 18, 2024, 8:39 pm
Saudi crown prince says Riyadh won’t recognize Israel without Palestinian state
Mohammed bin Salman says kingdom will continue ‘its tireless work towards the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz (left) speaks at the Middle East America Dialogue (MEAD) summit in Washington, DC, September 8, 2024. (Itzik Balnitzki / Courtesy)
September 9, 2024, 11:50 am
Gantz says military focus should shift from Gaza to Lebanon: ‘We’re late on this’
At Washington summit, National Unity chair says ‘story of Hamas is old news,’ while hostage point man Gal Hirsch says terror group unmotivated to strike deal when pressure is on Israel
By ToI Staff and Agencies
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House, July 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
August 28, 2024, 7:44 am
Unapologetic optimism: How US approaches its messaging around hostage negotiations
Biden spokesperson tells ToI positivity voiced repeatedly throughout talks has always been warranted, even if deal hasn’t yet materialized; insists US ‘clear-eyed’ about challenges
By Jacob Magid
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