Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is 'at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uses a red marker on a map as he addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia.
In an address to the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, Netanyahu said “peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia will truly create a new Middle East.” The U.S. has been seeking to broker an agreement in which Saudi Arabia would normalize relations with Israel in exchange for a U.S. defense pact, aid in developing a civilian nuclear program and progress toward creating a Palestinian state.the two sides are getting closer to an agreementBut any such deal would face significant obstacles.
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