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China to Host Ministers from Arab, Muslim Countries to End Israel’s War on Gaza
“We must work to end this crisis and end this war on Gaza as soon as possible,” Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said. Ministers from Arab and Muslim-majority countries will visit China on […]

International Accountability Mechanisms to Stop Israel’s Ongoing Violations – Saudi Arabia
“The Kingdom stresses the necessity of activating international accountability mechanisms regarding these ongoing violations by the Israeli occupation forces” – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia today condemned on Thursday Israel’s storming of Al-Shifa Medical Complex and […]

Saudi Arabia Holds Joint Arab, Islamic Extraordinary Summit
Saudi Arabia decided on Saturday to hold a joint Arab Islamic extraordinary summit in Riyadh instead of two summits, according to the Saudi Foreign Ministry. “In response to the unprecedented circumstances in Gaza, and after […]

Saudi Crown Prince Criticizes Israel’s ‘Heinous Crime, Brutal Attack’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff What Israel is Doing in Gaza is a ‘heinous crime’ and a ‘brutal attack’, Saudi Crown Prince said. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on a telephone call […]

Saudi Arabia’s Bin Salman Speaks to Iran’s President about Israeli War on Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi discussed the Israeli war on Gaza on Wednesday. This was the first telephone call between the two leaders since a China-brokered […]

Saudi Arabia Issues Official Position on War in and around Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Saudi Arabia has called for an “immediate halt to the escalation” and recalled its repeated warnings of the dangers of the situation exploding as a result of the continued occupation.” […]

Why Iran Thinks Arab Normalization with Israel is a ‘Gamble’
Tehran has called on the Arab world to avoid normalizing relations with the “Zionist regime.” Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned the Arab world against normalizing relations with Israel, predicting that the Jewish […]

Blaming Palestinians and Iran, Mike Pompeo Rules Out Normalization between Saudi Arabia, Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that reaching a normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel may be “impossible” if the prerequisite is the establishment of a Palestinian […]

‘Bringing Hearts Together’: Israeli Minister Arrives to Saudi Arabia
In a step considered a first in the relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Tel Aviv’s minister of tourism Haim Katz is expected to take part in the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) event. The […]

PLO Official Welcomes Arrival of Saudi Ambassador in Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Last August, Saudi Ambassador to Jordan, al-Sudairi, expanded his credentials to include a non-resident envoy to the Palestinians. Hussein al-Sheikh, Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation […]

Top Saudi Diplomat Calls for Palestinian State, Condemns ‘Blatant Violations of International Law’
Amid a sense of political euphoria in Israel following a Fox News interview with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Kingdom’s top diplomat reiterated his country’s position on Palestine and Israel. The Saudi foreign […]

Report: Netanyahu’s Coalition Partners Draw Red Lines For Negotiations With Saudi Arabia
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently held meetings with his coalition partners to discuss a potential normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, Israeli media reported. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoted an […]

What Did the Saudi Crown Prince Say, and Didn’t Say about Palestine, Israel, Iran, and Normalization – ANALYSIS
By Palestine Chronicle Editors In an interview with the conservative US media channel, Fox News on Wednesday, September 20, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke about Palestine, Iran, and normalization with Israel, among […]

Biden, Netanyahu Discuss ‘Hard Issues’ in Long-Awaited New York Meeting
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Here’s what they discussed. Israeli […]

Ahead of Netanyahu-Biden Meeting, Likud MKs Warn against Making Concessions to Saudi Arabia
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Twelve Likud MKs wrote an open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning him against making any concessions to Saudi Arabia in US-brokered normalization talks, Israeli media reported. The […]

What Do We Know about the New Saudi Peace Plan – EXPLAINER
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Saudi-Israeli normalization deal seemed ‘imminent’. That’s, at least, what we gleaned from Israeli and Western media in recent months. But instead of a normalization deal, the Saudis initiated their […]

‘No Solution without Palestinian State’: Saudi Arabia, EU Launch Joint Initiative for Peace in Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A new peace plan for Israel and Palestine was launched on Monday, during a closed-door meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly currently taking place in New York, […]

Report: Saudi Arabia Freezes Normalization Talks with Israel over Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Saudi Arabia asked the Biden Administration to freeze normalization talks with Israel, according to a report published on Sunday by the London-based newspaper Elaph. Citing officials in Israeli Prime Minister […]

Blinken Addresses the Question: Is Palestine Central Issue for Saudi-Israeli Normalization?
By Palestine Chronicle Staff According to top US officials, the future of Saudi-Israeli normalization is directly linked to justice for Palestinians. Unlike repeated Israeli claims that Palestine does not seem to be important for […]

Saudi Arabia Refuses Entry Visas for Israeli Ministers to Attend UNESCO Conference
Israeli Foreign Ministry reportedly followed up with the United States, with American officials clarifying that the timing for the ministers’ attempted visit to Saudi Arabia is inappropriate. Saudi Arabia has refused to issue entry visas […]

WSJ: Saudi Arabia Offers to Resume Palestinian Authority Funding in Bid for Israel Normalization
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The WSJ reported that the deal between Saudi Arabia and the PA is conditioned to the PA’s ability to crack down on “militant groups and curb violence in the West […]

Washington Tells Tel Aviv What It Must Do to Normalize with Saudi Arabia
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United States reportedly told Israel that, in order to finalize a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, Tel Aviv would have to make substantial concessions to the Palestinians. The United […]

‘Still Ways to Travel’: Sullivan Discusses Status of Israel-Saudi Normalization
“For now, it is done in diplomatic channels,” Sullivan said in the briefing, according to Axios. White House National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, has ruled out the possibility of an “imminent” normalization of relations between […]

Israel: We Will Not Allow Palestine Saudi Envoy to Have Base in Jerusalem
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said that Tel Aviv will now allow a Saudi “official physically sitting in Jerusalem”. “We will not allow the opening of any kind of diplomatic mission” in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign […]

Amid Normalization Push, Saudi Arabia Names Non-Resident Ambassador for Palestinian Territories
Saudi Arabia does not recognize Israel and did not join the 2020 US-brokered Abraham Accords that saw Israel establish ties with two of the kingdom’s neighbors, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Saudi Arabia named […]

EXPLAINER | Why Netanyahu is Keen on a US-Saudi Security Deal
To ensure Saudi-Israeli normalization, Netanyahu wants Washington to sign a security deal with Saudi Arabia. But why? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a security pact with the US as part of the normalization […]

This is Why Saudi-Israeli Normalization Efforts Not Imminent, According to Top Official
Efforts to normalize ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia are not going so well, a top Israeli official is saying. A top Israeli lawmaker said on Sunday that any forging of relations with Saudi Arabia […]

Herzog Tells Congress He is ‘Praying’ for Israel-Saudi Normalization
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In his speech, Herzog decried Iran’s nuclear ambitions and advocated for the so-called Abraham accords, “praying” for better ties with Saudi Arabia. Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared that his country’s […]

Khashoggi’s Widow Sues Israeli Spyware Company NSO over Phone Hacking
The widow of murdered Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, stated that surveillance software built by the Israeli surveillance company, NSO Group, was used to spy on her messages in the months leading up to her husband’s […]

Amid Tears of Joy, Thousands of Palestinians Head to Mecca for Pilgrimage
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Starting on Monday, and continuing for four consecutive days, 2,508 Palestinian pilgrims from Gaza will head to Saudi Arabia to perform the annual pilgrimage. The total number of Palestinian pilgrims […]