/ world today news/ On July 27, the “New York Times” reported through an article by Thomas Friedman that Biden is considering a major agreement for the Middle East. It’s not unexpected. There is no way to swallow the agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which was carried out under the auspices of Beijing. Letting China dictate events in the Middle East is not at all to Washington’s taste. Therefore, the idea is to establish official diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. There will obviously be no problems with Israel, although Netanyahu does not hide his sympathies for Trump. Although he hasn’t been emphasizing it lately. With these mass protests in Tel Aviv, it cannot be otherwise.
A target is set, and national security adviser Jake Sullivan is dispatched to speak with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Biden is in a complicated relationship with Salman after he recently insisted on his personal involvement in the assassination of Khashoggi in Istanbul. Ankara made a lot of effort in this regard. But times are different. Sullivan is traveling with Biden’s Middle East special envoy, Brett McGurk, and Hochstein, who is an energy and infrastructure specialist. Riyadh is promised not only security guarantees, but also access to nuclear technology. This is expected to cool enthusiasm for higher-level relations with China and limit the normalization of Saudi Arabia’s relations with Iran. In Washington, they remembered how the Camp David agreement was reached. Then Egypt, headed by Anwar Sadzat, and Israel with Menachem Benin, in secret negotiations, agreed to normalize relations. In return, Cairo receives 1.3 billion dollars from the USA every year. It doesn’t matter that the Palestinians called this agreement “treason”. And the fact that relations between Palestine and Israel, especially in the Gaza Strip, have remained, to put it mildly, at the level of continuous hot conflict, is clearly not a problem for the US. Israel also received corresponding Phoenician signs each year. Certainly more than those of Egypt.
Today is different, and Netanyahu is expected to have to offer significant concessions to the Palestinians. At least that’s what Friedman says. If Netanyahu’s goal is to annex the West Bank, that means complex negotiations. Against the backdrop of US disapproval of his proposed judicial reforms in Israel. Netanyahu does not yet have an invitation to visit the White House, but with this push to establish formal diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, a trip to Washington could be secured. Interestingly, Saudi Arabia also had closer ties to Trump. But now Beijing’s rapprochement with Riyadh and Riyadh’s rapprochement with Tehran, brokered by Beijing, are clearly activating Washington for a new stage of presence in the Middle East. Moreover, China has also announced a desire to play a role as a mediator in Israel’s relations with Palestine. Chinese influence should not be allowed. And Beijing is making efforts to free itself from such grips, which limit efforts to expand the spheres of influence and establish lasting commercial and economic, but also political relations in different regions. China receives nearly 50% of its oil supplies from the Middle East.
At the same time, Israel is concerned that the US is prioritizing its attention to the Asia-Pacific region. But they report that the rapprochement of Saudi Arabia with China and the agreement with Iran is also useful for Tel Aviv. At least this is what has been discussed in the Knesset and the security forces, says the New York Times. China in the Middle East will force the US to stay in the region. And this is a proven ally and source of income for Tel Aviv. Just not to interfere with technological cooperation with Beijing. It’s about trade, healthcare, innovation. And if Netanyahu really goes to Beijing for the annual meeting of the China-Israel Joint Committee on Innovation Cooperation, the US will not like it at all. And every effort will be made to prevent such a visit from taking place. There will surely be a positive result for Washington. The relationship between the US and Israel is special and the bond is iron. Whatever is going on in geopolitics lately. And what Moscow and Beijing will do in such a situation remains to be seen.
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