Chances for a deal with Saudi Arabia are high, the risks manageable, and the value overwhelming.
Israeli-Saudi peace is a good thing, but only when it also includes ending the occupation and reaching Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had hoped it could arrange for direct flights between the two countries, even in advance of the deal, but to date, those efforts have not borne fruit.
I don’t even think Biden can make peace with Netanyahu, his supposed friend for decades, who he has been snubbing unnecessarily for more than seven months.
Minister warns entire right wing opposes settlement freezes and withdrawals; Hanegbi: There is still a long road ahead.
If normalization with Saudi Arabia means putting the controversial judicial reform on the back burner due to political and diplomatic constraints, that may be a price well worth paying.
Biden also said that normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia is still a long way off.