Balanced News: Normalization with Saudi Arabia will require Israeli concessions on Palestinians

Israel and Saudi Arabia are in ongoing talks for normalization, but Israel will have to make concessions towards the Palestinians for such a move to take place, according to an Israeli official. Talks are in the initial stages and prospects for a breakthrough are uncertain. The US administration is determined to exhaust the Israeli-Saudi effort, and former US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro is being considered as an official administration point person on the Abraham Accords. The prospects of a historic Israeli-Saudi agreement depend on concessions from both sides, including upgrading Saudi military capabilities and making significant concessions towards the Palestinians.