US PoliticsSaudi ‘optimistic’ about securing Trump backing for Palestine recognition this weekA fresh proposal from Riyadh would see the unprecedented diplomatic shift tied to the end of the Gaza War and normalisation with IsraelBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
US PoliticsTrump ‘drops Israeli normalisation’ as condition for Saudi nuclear dealThe move has further fuelled concern in Jerusalem that the White House is prepared to conduct Middle East policy unilaterallyBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
FranceMacron to link new Gaza ceasefire to Saudi normalisation and hostage releases, French official claimsPresident Emmanuel Macron has indicated that Paris could also recognise a Palestinian state in June as he looks to bridge gaping divides between the two sidesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
By Kobi MichaelNeutering Turkish ambition is key to peace in the Middle EastOnly the US — trusted by both sides — can broker an arrangement that secures their vital interests and outlines a shared future in Syria2 min read
GazaArab leaders are slowly realising that Hamas has to goTrump’s hardball approach to Gaza appears to be pushing other countries in the region to come up with viable planBy Michael Sharnoff3 min read
NormalisationSaudi Arabia rules out Israel normalisation under Trump Gaza planThe Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry has seemingly made an agreement conditional on a two-state solutionBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HouthisTo hit the drug-addled Houthis, Mossad could remove their stashOne idea to address the threat involves cutting off the jihadis’ supply of khat, a natural amphetamineBy Yossi Melman5 min read
Israel’s new US ambassador suggests Saudi normalisation on the brinkYechiel Leiter, who began his new appointment on Friday, hinted that a breakthrough in relations with the Gulf state could be on the horizonBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||January 28, 2025 17:27
UN has been on our side, not Israel’s, claims Saudi envoy when discussing Yemen war in which 377,000 diedAmbassador made remark while speaking at a event at Labour’s annual conference in LiverpoolBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||September 26, 2024 12:30
Saudi Arabia waiting for Gaza ceasefire before normalisation deal with IsraelSaudi-Israel normalisation not likely before US elections say Israeli and American officialsBy JC Reporter1 min read||July 14, 2024 10:21
Saudis, Emiratis shared intel about Iranian attack with US and IsraelThe Jordanian airforce also shot down projectiles that crossed into its airspaceBy JC Reporter1 min read||April 15, 2024 16:04
Saudis say Iran instigated October 7 to sabotage Israel normalisation‘Iran is a nation that endorses terrorism, and the world should have curtailed it much earlier’ a member of the royal family told Hebrew mediaBy Joshua Marks1 min read||April 15, 2024 09:17
Only ‘handful of issues’ stopping Saudi-Israel peace deal says US Secretary of StateAnthony Blinken met with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman todayBy JC Reporter1 min read||March 21, 2024 15:43
US interfaith delegation ends Saudi Arabia visit after rabbi asked to remove kippahThe US Commission on International Freedom delegation was denied access to a heritage site in Riyadh when rabbi would not remove kippahBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||March 13, 2024 12:10
Israeli minister and Saudi counterpart shake hands and discuss ‘making history together’Barkat met Al Qasabi at the World Trade Organisation conference on MondayBy JC Reporter1 min read||February 26, 2024 11:17
‘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 coexistenceBy Felix Pope2 min read||February 23, 2024 17:34
