In Cyprus on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke publicly about the possibility of a deal, as he delivered remarks to the media during a joint press event with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos.
“There is now the possibility that we might have the expansion of the Abraham Accords to normalization with Saudi Arabia,” Netanyahu said.
The deal itself would primarily be between Washington and Riyadh but it would involve a normalization deal with Israel.
Last week, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with top US diplomatic officials to encourage progress in widening the normalization wave with Sunni countries, like Saudi Arabia, but also emphasizing the need to maintain Israeli qualitative military superiority. READ MORE