January 28th, 2026 - 07:20 GMT
ALBAWABA- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said any potential normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia would depend on Riyadh refraining from supporting actors that attack Israel or deny its legitimacy, underscoring Israel’s security-first approach to regional diplomacy. Speaking at the Second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Netanyahu said Israel is closely monitoring discussions around Saudi-Israeli normalization but stressed that peace cannot come at the expense of Israeli ...
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![Polling station officials count ballots in the Egyptian capital Cairo on January 15, 2014 at the end of the second day of voting in a referendum on a new constitution. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/000_Nic6285670.jpg?itok=DjNehNps "Polling station officials count ballots in the Egyptian capital Cairo on January 15, 2014 at the end of the second day of voting in a referendum on a new constitution. [AFP]")
![US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria, at the Bayan Palace in Kuwait City, on January 15, 2014. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/News/000_Nic6285454.jpg?itok=pl5wv5f0 "US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria, at the Bayan Palace in Kuwait City, on January 15, 2014. [AFP]")
