Posts Tagged: Israel Saudi Arabia
American Foreign Policy in the Middle East Hinges on Saudi Arabia
It is time for America to get off its back heel and start proactively securing the Middle East. Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas is a...
Israel, Saudi Arabia, and America: The Three Way Dance
The arrival of Ron Dermer, a key security advisor to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to Washington suggests that after negotiating terms for Israel with...
The Media Needs to Keep an Open Mind on a Potential Israel-Saudi Peace Agreement
It has been several weeks since the news first broke that the United States is reportedly in the early stages of working towards a peace...
Mending the US-Saudi Relationship
The US’ misperception of its bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia has contributed dramatically to the present heightened tension between them. It is critical that the...
US Weighs Possible Resumption of Offensive Arms Sales to Saudis
The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, but any final decision is...
US, World Leaders Congratulate Newly-Appointed Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid
World leaders offered congratulations to newly-installed Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Friday, as the foreign minister took the helm from outgoing premier Naftali Bennett...
Israel Says It Hopes for Ties with Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, But No Deals Imminent
Israel's top diplomat said on Tuesday it hopes to build on its 2020 US-brokered accords with four Muslim nations and establish diplomatic relations with Saudi...
Virtual Meeting Hosts Israeli, Saudi Foreign Ministers: Report
i24 News – A virtual summit hosted by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was held last week to discuss the omicron COVID-19 variant,...
After the Abraham Accords, Olympics Continue to Build Israeli-Arab Peace
This week, as I was flipping through the various Olympic channels, my eye caught the blue and white stripes of the Israeli flag alongside the...
Playing Politics: Saudi Arabia Targets Middle America
In a striking move, the Saudi embassy in Washington has hired a lobbying and public relations firm headquartered in the American heartland rather than the...
Reform in Saudi Arabia: The Road Not Taken
Saudi Sheikh Salman Awdah, a popular but controversial religious scholar who has been mostly in solitary confinement since 2017, appeared in court recently only to...
Israel Needs America, But the Client State Era Is Over
JNS.org - President Joe Biden may have finally called Israel last week after waiting nearly a month since he was sworn in. But the foreign-policy...
Saudi Censorship Focuses on Internal vs. External Issues
The contours of public engagement in Saudi Arabia are evident in the contrast between passionate debates over issues such as a proposal to remove the sword...
Analysis: Saudi Overtures to Wary Biden Team Driven by Worries Over Iran, Economy
After months out of the global spotlight, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has swept back to centre stage with eye-catching diplomatic and economic moves...