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Cohen went public last week about his meeting in Rome on August 26th with his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush.

Amid the unstable Iran-Saudi alliance, Israel has an opportunity to continue expanding the Abraham Accords and sign an agreement with Saudi Arabia. 

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vowed to not make any West Bank territorial concessions in exchange for ties with Saudi Arabia, instead vowing to strengthen settlements in the region.

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush was initially suspended and referred for investigation after meeting with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.

Sullivan's remarks come as the Biden administration has been negotiating with Saudi Arabia to limit Chinese influence in the Middle East.

Yair Lapid warned that letting Saudi Arabia enrich uranium in exchange for normalization with Israel would endanger the security of the Jewish state.

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

The Saudi-Israel track has the potential for far-reaching regional change. In reality, it is a multilateral package that would impose major demands on all sides but also provide major benefits.

Numerous Israeli commentators assume that because both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are Arab Gulf autocracies, the Saudi monarchy will follow the UAE’s path. This is wrong.

The Saudi decision will make it difficult for the Palestinian leadership to condemn a normalization agreement with Israel.