Pathway to Palestinian State Could Derail Possible Saudi-Israel Deal

An Israeli soldier stands near the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel. As the U.S. and Saudi Arabia approach a security deal, experts warn that demanding Israel halt its Gaza war for normalization could be a major obstacle. (AP)

By    |   Friday, 31 May 2024 08:38 AM EDT ET

As the United States and Saudi Arabia inch closer to inking a bilateral security deal, Middle Eastern experts say any condition about Israel stopping its war in Gaza in exchange for normalization with the Jewish state would likely be a red line.

CBS News reports that part of the draft agreement involves a section about the Gulf state normalizing ties with Israel that is purportedly contingent on a third component that would lay out a pathway to a Palestinian state.

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As the United States and Saudi Arabia inch closer to inking a bilateral security deal, Middle Eastern experts say any condition about Israel stopping its war in Gaza in exchange for normalization with the Jewish state would likely be a red line.
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