Biden aide, Saudi crown prince discussed Israel normalization: report
Axios reports that White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan discussed Saudi Arabia's potential diplomatic ties with Israel during his meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan raised the possibility of Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel during his meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last month, Axios reported Wednesday.
Citing three American and Arab sources, the US news outlet said Prince Mohammed did not reject Sullivan’s normalization proposal outright during their meeting in the Red Sea city of Neom on Sept. 27. The Saudis reportedly presented Sullivan with a list of measures that must be taken first, including improvements in US-Saudi relations.
Since taking office, the Biden administration has pledged to “relicabrate” the US-Saudi relationship, in part due to its human rights record. In February, the United States released a declassified intelligence report implicating Prince Mohammed in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Biden officials have pledged to build on the Trump administration-brokered Abraham Accords, which saw several Arab states — the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan — agree to establish diplomatic ties with Israel.
