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Sharaa’s concerns are that the country of Syria would be divided up into regions. He didn’t want to see that happen,
Stutzman said
Sharaa said that he was open to the Abraham Accords, which would put them in good standing with Israel, other Middle Eastern countries, and, of course, the United States,
Republican Indiana Representative Marlin Stutzman told the Jerusalem Post in an interviewMaybe for the Abraham Accords.”
Asked during a press briefing in the Oval Office whether he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump respondedWe are going to be filling it up very rapidly… A lot of countries want to come into the Abraham Accords,
he said
The Saudis won’t ignore Israel, because the Americans won’t ignore Israel,
Diker said
When Dermer was ambassador, he had an open door with the Trump administration,
Dayan saidThe Saudis see this right-wing eliminationist movement in the same way that they see the radical Islamist Iranians,
Haykel saidIsrael joining the war against Iran and its proxies is seen in Saudi Arabia as a free gift,
said Abdulaziz Alkhamis, a Saudi journalist, as are the U.S. airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthi militias in YemenWe still don’t know what the end game is,
said Lianne Pollak-David, a former Israeli negotiator with the Palestinians and member of Israel’s National Security Council, who worked for years alongside DermerWhen we were pushing the Israeli government to do things that they didn’t want to do, like letting humanitarian assistance into Gaza, Ron was one of the people that could overcome roadblocks inside the Israeli government,
said Matt Miller, State Department spokesman under President Joe BidenRon always used to say, ‘I have a constituency of one’
said a former Israeli official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal government dynamicsThe kingdom is leading the region into the 21st century, and Israeli technology is still seen as an anchor of the emerging Middle East,
he saidOur defence relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is stronger than ever under President Trump's leadership. Maintaining our security cooperation remains an important component of this partnership and we will continue to work with Saudi Arabia to address their defense needs."
A US Defence official said