Saudis not Keen on Normalizing Ties with Israel

Since the end of President Donald Trump’s first term, he and his family have struck at least nine deals with Saudi investors, collecting an estimated $50 million from deals connected to Saudi Arabia in 2024 alone.

Trump is anxious to win approval for Saudi Arabia’s rapprochement with Israel. (Photo: The White House Facebook)

That may help explain why Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — the man the US intelligence community believes approved a plan to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi — received a warm welcome when he returned to the White House, writes Forbes’ Dan Alexander.

Trump is anxious to win approval for Saudi Arabia’s rapprochement with Israel, even as Riyadh has rebuffed any deal unless Tel Aviv halts its military campaign in Gaza and its oppression of Palestinians in the West Bank