“In the wake of the Abraham Accords, through which Israel established full diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, all eyes are now on Saudi Arabia. A preeminent regional power, the Kingdom is seen as the counterweight to a destabilizing Iran and the crown jewel of potential Israeli allies. The Saudi-Israel normalization question continues to dominate the news cycle following Prime Minister Netanyahu’s secret meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Another Gulf nation, however, is quietly mulling its own accord with the Jewish state. That country is the Sultanate of Oman.”
Alex Lederman
Alex Lederman is the IPF Atid National Organizing Fellow. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, with a concentration in contemporary Israel. He previously served as an intern at the American Enterprise Institute and at the US Embassy in Muscat, Oman.