White House: Broad understanding on key elements in Israel-Saudi deal

US national security adviser says many of the elements of a pathway to normalization between Jerusalem and Riyadh are now on the table but there is still much work to do
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday that U.S., Israeli and Saudi leaders have put many of the elements of a pathway to normalization on the table but there is still much work to do. Sullivan spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One as President Joe Biden flew to India to attend a G20 summit.
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"Many of the elements of a pathway to normalization are now on the table. We don't have a framework, we don't have the terms ready to be signed. There is still work to do," Sullivan said. He said there was a "broad understanding of many of the key elements," without going into detail.
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Mohammed Bin Salman, Joe Biden, Mahmoud Abbas
Benjamin Netanyahu, Mohammed Bin Salman, Joe Biden, Mahmoud Abbas
Benjamin Netanyahu, Mohammed Bin Salman, Joe Biden, Mahmoud Abbas
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U.S. officials see a potential deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia as possible after the administration of then-President Donald Trump reached similar agreements between Israel and Morocco, Sudan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
Biden said on CNN in early July that Israel and Saudi Arabia were a long way from a normalization agreement that would involve a U.S.-Saudi defense treaty and a civilian nuclear program for the Saudis from the United States.
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תחמושת  אמריקאית המועברת לאוקראינה לשימוש במלחמתה נגד רוסיה
תחמושת  אמריקאית המועברת לאוקראינה לשימוש במלחמתה נגד רוסיה
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
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Biden envoy Brett McGurk was in Saudi Arabia for talks this week that officials said was largely about the Yemen war but was also expected to include discussions on the potential normalization deal.
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