Saudi Arabian foreign minister presses for Palestinian peace talks
Israeli diplomats around the world have long been trading favors and contacts in small nations with promises to help open doors in Washington.
Israel-Saudi peace is possible, but it can’t be achieved without a major assist from President Joe Biden and improvement in US-Saudi relations.
Since MBS may be king for the next 50 years over the terms of many American presidents, it is incumbent on the US and the future monarch to find some way to live together for shared interests.
A recent report claimed that Saudi Arabia wants to normalize ties with Israel, though it will take time and hinges on the US meeting demands.
The US should bring the Saudis, Indians, UAE, Israel and other Asian and Mediterranean nations closer together as a bulwark against China and Iran.
The presence of Bank Leumi at the kingdom's flagship investment event suggested this marked another gesture by Riyadh towards warmer ties with Israel
Tehran and Riyadh, the leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East, severed ties in 2016 with both parties backing opposite sides in proxy wars across the region.
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia stoked Israeli hopes of warming ties between the two countries, with its decision to open its skies to Israeli planes.
Finance Minister Liberman reportedly met with Lapid to ensure that the Middle East trade corridor would be brought up in talks with Biden during his visit.
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