Jason Greenblatt, who served as former US President Donald Trump's Special Representative for International Negotiations, predicted in an interview published on Wednesday in Israel Hayom that a deal to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia is imminent.
While Greenblatt was clear that it is difficult and that he does not place bets, he says that even if it would not happen immediately, the talks are on a good path.
According to him, if he were currently working in the same position for President Biden as he did for Trump, he would say that the best thing that the US could do, even if it is not realistic, is to encourage Crown Prince Bin Salman and Prime Minister Netanyahu to talk directly without US mediation. In his opinion, it would be better than a situation where the US is the mediator, or even worse if the US pressures Israel into giving things it doesn't want to the Palestinians. READ MORE