Israel-Saudi normalization efforts complicated by Netanyahu's annexation plans and far-right government
- Multiple articles report on efforts to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia as part of a complex US-brokered peace deal involving the Palestinians.
- However, some express concerns over Netanyahu's far-right government and plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.
- Normalization with Saudi Arabia could strengthen Israel's hand in negotiations and embolden Netanyahu's annexation goals.
- Some urge Biden and Saudi Arabia to insist on conditions that support a two-state solution and limit settlement growth.
- Analysts say the ideological direction of Israel's current government complicates prospects for a mutually acceptable deal.