Saudi Arabia conveyed to the US and Israel that it is not interested in small steps on normalization, but rather in significant steps for all parties, and especially in the US commitments to the Saudis, Kan 11 News reported on Friday.
At the same time, the report said, Israel is disturbed by recent criticism from the American administration about what is happening in Israel and believes that this affects how Israel is perceived In the Arab world.
Earlier this week, Reshet Bet radio reported that in order to achieve a breakthrough in normalization with Saudi Arabia, Israel will have to take real steps for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority.
This approach by Israel towards the PA will have to be done not only because of Saudi Arabia's demands, but also because of the need to "soften" the opposition in the Democratic Party to a Saudi-American arms deal and a defense alliance, several sources familiar with the details of the talks said. READ MORE