Hamas attack might freeze Saudi-Israeli normalization, but won’t likely kill it: Analysts

Likewise, Director of the Middle East Security program at the Center for a New American Security Jonathan Lord said, “The war doesn’t change the ultimate calculus for Riyadh, Washington, or Jerusalem. All parties recognize the benefits that normalization would bring, but it’s hard to imagine any progress could be made while Israel is singularly focused on defending itself from Hamas’s unprecedented assault.”

Israel already normalized relations with smaller Gulf nations with the Abraham Accords in 2020, and just weeks ago both Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the two nations were getting closer normalization “every day.”

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