Top Biden adviser holds high-level talks in Arabia on potential Israel-Saudi normalization deal
- Senior White House officials visited Saudi Arabia to discuss a potential normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
- The U.S. is seeking Saudi pledges on supporting Palestinians, limiting China ties, and ending Yemen war; Israel would have to make concessions.
- Talks are moving quickly but Saudi Arabia remains hesitant to normalize absent an Israeli-Palestinian resolution.
- A deal could involve U.S.-Saudi security guarantees, Saudi recognition of Israel, and Israeli actions to preserve two-state solution.
- Efforts to build on Yemen truce were also discussed in the high-level talks.