Israel-Saudi normalization is “more closely tethered to the U.S.-Saudi economic and defense relationship than advancement in the Palestinian track,” Dan Diker, of Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, ...
Saudi Arabia does not recognise Israel, but since 2020 has been negotiating rapprochement in exchange for a US defence pact and Washington's help on a civilian nuclear programme.
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud will visit Damascus on Friday and meet with top officials in the new Syrian administration, a Syrian official said on Thursday.