Saudi-Israel Talks Bring Peril and Opportunity for Palestinians
- Moves from the Palestinian leadership mark change in stance
- Talks between Saudis and Israelis fraught with complications
A man waves a Palestinian flag in Ras Karkar.
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Palestinian officials have begun discussions with the US and Saudi Arabia about what concessions they might get from any normalization of ties between the kingdom and Israel.
It’s a change in tack from the Palestinian leadership, which spurned involvement in talks that three years ago saw Israel establish formal relations with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.