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Israel-Saudi Arabia relations: Where do talks stand?

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Umer Ali
October 13, 2023

Before the Hamas terror attacks, Saudi Arabia appeared close to entering a historic strategic partnership with Israel that would have normalized relations between the two countries. Is this now off the table?

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