Netanyahu seeks normalization with Saudi Arabia ahead of Israeli elections: Report
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to reach a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia before Israel's October parliamentary elections, a report says.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, Haaretz reported on Thursday that Netanyahu has told several of his aides that he needs “one more big thing” before the elections, referring to the deal with Riyadh.
Netanyahu hopes that success for his Likud party will lead to another term for him in office.
On July 22, US President Donald Trump approved a long-term nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that could allow the Arab kingdom to develop a civilian nuclear program.
However, just a day later, Trump introduced a new condition to the deal requiring Riyadh to normalize ties with Israel through the framework of the so-called Abraham Accords.
Haaretz reported that Netanyahu intended to stress the importance of normalization as a condition for a possible US–Saudi nuclear deal during his meeting with Trump earlier this week.
Saudi Arabia has said it will not normalize relations with the Israeli regime without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Following Trump's announcement, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that the joint US-Israeli aggression against Iran had “created the possibility to expand the circle of peace.”
Saudi Arabia and Israel have long maintained covert ties, but Israel “craves public recognition as the path to ending its isolation in the Islamic world,” according to the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) were reportedly close to reaching a normalization deal in September 2023.
However, the talks were derailed following Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza which began in October of that year, which made it politically difficult for Riyadh to be seen as partnering with Tel Aviv.
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