US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo: Reuters

Speaking ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Blinken stressed that the United States has a real national security interest in normalizing Israel-Saudi relations and that Washington will actively work toward that goal when he meets with Arab and Gulf partners. However, the top US diplomat acknowledged that full normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel may not come easily. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also recently stated that his country is working toward normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia.

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