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Saudi Arabia rules out Israel normalisation under Trump Gaza plan

The Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry has seemingly made an agreement conditional on a two-state solution

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has confirmed that the Kingdom will not normalise relations with Israel until a Palestinian state is established in response to US President Trump's Gaza plan (Image: Getty)

Houthis raise their rifles along with a yellow flag of Lebanon's Hezbollah in protest against Israel's military action in Lebanon and Gaza.(Getty Images)

To hit the drug-addled Houthis, Mossad could remove their stash

By Yossi Melman

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Yechiel Leiter has hinted that Israeli-Saudi normalisation is be 'closer than ever' (Image: X/Yechiel Leiter)

Israel’s new US ambassador suggests Saudi normalisation on the brink

By Daniel Ben-David

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The launch of the Labour Foreign Policy Group's Middle East and North Africa Forum. Right to Left: Saudi Ambassador to the UK Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al–Saud, Defence Minister Alistair Carns, Labour Foreign Policy Group co-founder Cllr Peymana Assad and former Pentagon adviser Jasmine El-Gamal. Credit: Labour Foreign Policy Group

UN has been on our side, not Israel’s, claims Saudi envoy when discussing Yemen war in which 377,000 died

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo by SERGEI SAVOSTYANOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia waiting for Gaza ceasefire before normalisation deal with Israel

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudis, Emiratis shared intel about Iranian attack with US and Israel

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) in Jeddah on March 20, 2024. Secretary of State Blinken, who landed in Jeddah earlier on March 20 on the first leg of a regional tour that was extended to include Israel, met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan before holding talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudis say Iran instigated October 7 to sabotage Israel normalisation

By Joshua Marks

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Only ‘handful of issues’ stopping Saudi-Israel peace deal says US Secretary of State

Anthony Blinken met with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman today

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March 21, 2024 15:43

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah on March 20, 2024. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

US interfaith delegation ends Saudi Arabia visit after rabbi asked to remove kippah

The US Commission on International Freedom delegation was denied access to a heritage site in Riyadh when rabbi would not remove kippah

By Eliana Jordan

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March 13, 2024 12:10

Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Israeli minister and Saudi counterpart shake hands and discuss ‘making history together’

Barkat met Al Qasabi at the World Trade Organisation conference on Monday

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February 26, 2024 11:17

Economy Minister Nir Barkat (left) meets Saudi Commerce Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi at the World Trade Organisation conference on Monday

‘I used to hate Israel but now I campaign for peace’

Loay Alshareef grew up in Saudi Arabia, but now wants to educate his fellow Muslims about the value of coexistence

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February 23, 2024 17:34

Peace activist: Loay Alshareef campaigns for Muslims and Jews to get along

Saudis says normalisation deal with Israel hinges on Palestinian state and Gaza withdrawal

Polling shows that a majority of Israelis are against the establishment of a Palestinian state in exchange for Saudi ties

By Joshua Marks

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February 7, 2024 11:06

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo by SERGEI SAVOSTYANOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Jared Kushner says Jews are ‘safer in Saudi Arabia’ than on US college campuses

Jewish students at several universities have been targeted by anti-Israel groups

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November 1, 2023 09:59

US businessman and former Trump-administration presidential advisor Jared Kushner speaks at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on October 11, 2021. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Fiyaz Mughal

By Fiyaz Mughal

UK Muslims should welcome Saudi-Israel deal

It’s a striking irony that the country which exported Wahabism is now pilloried by Islamists

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October 5, 2023 09:57

Iran and Saudi Arabia flag together realtions textile cloth fabric texture

Netanyahu rejects Khamenei 'losing horse' claim about Israel-Saudi Arabia normalisation deal

Iran's Supreme Leader said countries seeking to normalise relations with Israel 'are betting on a losing horse'

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October 4, 2023 13:56

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 22: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders during the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on September 22, 2023 in New York City. Dignitaries and their delegations from across the globe have descended on New York for the annual event. This year marks the 78th session of the General Debate at the UN Headquarters and has focused on the crisis of global warming. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah: 'Countries who normalise ties with Israel must be condemned'

The Iran-backed Lebanese terror leader said any normalisation deal was a 'very dangerous step'

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October 4, 2023 12:57

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah: 'Countries who normalise ties with Israel must be condemned'

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