Saudi israeli relations

Could Iran's Khamenei feel threatened enough to strike Israel? - analysis

Between domestic dysfunction and Middle East geopolitics, could the Islamic Republic use Israel to rally the nation?

|ByALEX WINSTON
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters for the first time since the Iran-Israel war, in Tehran, Iran. June 26, 2025.
A VOTER casts his ballot at a polling station in Kafr Manda, in the Knesset election in March 2021. The Saudis are interested in seeing a new government formed in Israel, even if it still includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says the writer.

Israel’s road to peace with Saudi Arabia: A deal is imminent, but only after elections - opinion

The peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia is more or less written, and the only remaining question is timing. 

|ByELAD ISRAELI
SAUDI FOREIGN Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud addresses the UN General Assembly in New York last month.

Trump 'understands very well' risks of West Bank annexation by Israel, Saudi says

Trump met leaders and officials from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan on Tuesday to discuss the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

|ByREUTERS
The United States’ comments that an expansion of the Abraham Accords is near has led to whispers Saudi Arabia could be next to sign an agreement with Israel.

Could Saudi Arabia be next piece of Abraham Accords puzzle? - analysis

Trump’s senior adviser and Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, said: “Very soon, we expect to hear many announcements related to the expansion of the Abraham Accords.”

|ByALEX WINSTON

Israeli company signs solar deal with Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia will hit 1.5 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity this year, of which 1GW will be solar, an increase from 22.5 megawatts in 2013.

AUGUST 2, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
SolarEdge's Community Solar Project in Rhode Island, USA

Push for Saudi peace increases pressure for Israeli concessions to Palestinians

Minister warns entire right wing opposes settlement freezes and withdrawals; Hanegbi: There is still a long road ahead.

JULY 31, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 6, 2023

Israel and Saudi Arabia to be linked by future railway – Netanyahu

“Today we are launching the 'One Israel' project - connecting the entire country by high-speed train fromKiryat Shmona to Eilat,” Netanyahu said.

JULY 30, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A train in Israel.

Leading with the Private Sector in Israeli-Saudi Normalization - opinion

Achieving Saudi-Israeli normalization will take years of positive contact between Israelis and Saudis in order to counteract decades of demonization.

JUNE 21, 2023ByROBERT SILVERMAN
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah, earlier this month.

Saudi FM: Israel normalization has limited benefits without Palestinians

Prince Faisal “Without finding a pathway to peace for the Palestinian people, any normalization will have limited benefits."

JUNE 9, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2023.

Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia amid strained ties, Israel normalization in mind

Blinken is expected to meet with top Saudi officials and possibly the kingdom's de-facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MbS.

JUNE 6, 2023ByREUTERS
US SECRETARY OF State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave the podium after their joint press conference on Monday, in Jerusalem.

US dilemma: How much to pay for Israel-Saudi ties that serve US national interests - analysis

This is an issue that the US and Israel will have to discuss but one that will only be relevant when there is a breakthrough in US-Saudi ties.

MAY 30, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Window for Israel-Saudi deal may close in 2024, Lindsey Graham warns

Once 2024 arrives, American political attention will be focused on the presidential race, he explained and success would be less likely.

APRIL 17, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen meeting with Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in Jerusalem, on April 17, 2023.

Strength of Israel’s ties to Gulf states will impact Saudi receptiveness

While Israel’s economic relations with the UAE have taken off since the signing of the Abraham Accords, the pace with Bahrain has been slower.

MARCH 13, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Flags of Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington, US, October 14, 2021.

Saudi-Iran deal destroys Israel’s defense wall against Iran, Lapid charges

Former defense minister Benny Gantz said that he believes Netanyahu has abandoned the security of Israel and its citizens.

MARCH 10, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
MK Yair Lapid seen at a protest against the judicial overhaul, outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem. February 13, 2023.