JERUSALEM POST
Israel-Saudi normalization deal could be worth the costs
David Weinberg
August 3, 2023

It is important to refute the many arguments being bandied about against a peace deal involving Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the United States. I think that the doubters and naysayers, as well as those who are actively trying to sabotage such an agreement, are wrong. Wrong about the chances for a deal (I think they are high), wrong about the risks of a deal (much lower than feared), and wrong about the worth of a peace breakthrough (much higher than imagined). The Saudis themselves seem keen on a deal. Faisal J. Abbas, editor in chief of the Saudi Arab News, wrote this week that Saudi normalization with Israel is eminently possible: “It is highly likely that such a deal might be possible.” READ MORE

AXIOS Israel’s Mossad chief secretly visited D.C. to discuss Biden’s Saudi initiative Mossad director David Barnea secretly visited Washington nearly two weeks ago for talks with senior White House and CIA officials about the Biden administration’s efforts to reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia that would include normalization between the kingdom and Israel, two U.S. sources told Axios.