Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the possibility of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords, describing such a move as “a historic step forward for peace in the Middle East.”
His remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a major agreement with Saudi Arabia, which would allow the kingdom to develop a civilian nuclear program, would be contingent on Riyadh joining the U.S.-brokered normalization agreements with Israel.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump indicated that Saudi participation in the Abraham Accords is a key condition for the proposed deal. However, Saudi Arabia has not publicly responded to his comments.
Riyadh has consistently maintained that it will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel until there is a clear and credible pathway toward the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
Trump did not mention that condition when he announced the agreement on Wednesday, prompting renewed attention to the challenges surrounding potential Saudi-Israeli normalization.
The Abraham Accords, first signed in 2020, have normalized relations between Israel and several Arab states. Current signatories include the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco and Kazakhstan.
Any decision by Saudi Arabia to join the accords would represent one of the most significant diplomatic developments in the Middle East in recent years, given the kingdom’s regional influence and its longstanding position on the Palestinian issue.
