(Washington Examiner) Haisam Hassanein - Riyadh is laying the foundation for peace with Israel. Diplomatic statements, positive local media coverage, tolerance toward people-to-people interactions, and changes in textbooks are all preparing the Saudi public for a potential normalization deal with the Jewish state. In Saudi-affiliated media, Israel and normalization are no longer taboo. The Saudi news network Al-Arabiya hosts Israelis to discuss issues unrelated to the Palestinians, as well as Arab commentators who shared favorable views of Gulf normalization with Jerusalem while demanding that the Palestinians give peace a chance. This month, the Jeddah-based daily Okaz published an article by a Syrian writer urging Palestinians to conclude peace with the Jewish state under the auspices of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The writer is an adjunct fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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