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Then-US president Jimmy Carter, then-Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, and then-Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin during the signing of the Camp David Accords in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 17, 1978.

Israel needs to confront the obstacle to regional peace: Iran

By William C. Daroff

SUDAN’S GENERAL Abdel Fattah al-Burhan salutes for the national anthem after landing in the military airport of Port Sudan on Sunday, on his first trip away from Khartoum since the internal conflict broke out.

Sudanese leader's envoy visits Israel in secret normalization talks

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

THE US CAPITOL BUILDING in Washington: The first order of business should be the old business which Congress failed to finish last year; Congress and the Trump administration need to be more aggressive in addressing antisemitism, states the writer.

Congress members push to strengthen Abraham Accords

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Embroided flags of Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)

No talks of normalization between Israel and Lebanon, source tells 'Post'

By AMICHAI STEIN

Embroided flags of Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)

Israel looking to normalize relations with Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman attends a cabinet meeting in May. Only Saudi Arabia and the Arab world can convert, circumvent, or disempower rejectionist organizations like Hamas, the writer maintains.

Saudi Arabia says no ties with Israel without Palestinian state

By REUTERS

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Netanyahu may concede on West Bank annexation, favoring Saudi Arabia peace deal

By AMICHAI STEIN

Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman attends a virtual cabinet meeting from his office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2024.

Saudi public opinion on normalization with Israel gradually shifting, research finds

By Yoav Shuster

Prince Turki al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia-Israel normalization contingent on Palestinian state

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman attends a cabinet meeting in May. Only Saudi Arabia and the Arab world can convert, circumvent, or disempower rejectionist organizations like Hamas, the writer maintains.

MBS seeks US and Israeli assurances in Saudi deal amid fears of backlash

By NEVILLE TELLER

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas attends the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, earlier this year. The writer points out that the PA and Jordan were also invited to the Negev Forum in 2022, attended by Israel, the US, Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain, and the UAE.

Secret meetings prove Israel, Saudi Arabia still want normalization amid war

US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrive for the family photo during the "GCC+3" (Gulf Cooperation Council) meeting at a hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 16, 2022.

Normalization with Saudi Arabia is a golden opportunity for Israel - opinion

By YOEL GUZANSKY , UDI DEKEL

IDF CHIEF of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi visits the North. His talks in Bahrain with Saudi, Bahraini, Emirati, Egyptian, and Jordanian chiefs of staff earlier this month, under the umbrella of the US Central Command, may attest to possibilities for a new security structure, says the writer.

Bilateral normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia can offer something bigger

US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, in March. Israeli decisions will shape the US regional defense alliance, and impact the weakening of Iran and global economic stability, says the writer.

Israel-Saudi normalization on the table as part of new US defense treaty - WSJ

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, in March. Israeli decisions will shape the US regional defense alliance, and impact the weakening of Iran and global economic stability, says the writer.

Normalization with Saudi Arabia is more than just politics

By OR SHOSHANI

Netanyahu presents a map in which Western Sahara appears to be separated from Morocco, in an interview with the French news outlet LCI. May 30, 2024.

Israel apologizes to Morocco after televised Netanyahu map debacle

An Egyptian soldier stands near the Egyptian national flag and the Israeli flag at the Taba crossing between Egypt and Israel, about 430 km (256 miles) northeast of Cairo, October 26, 2011

Israel-Egypt ties in the spotlight: Regional media smells blood

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

AN ISRAELI M109 howitzer fires artillery shells.

Rafah and Riyadh: Defeating Hamas is essential for normalization

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN