Saudi plans to 'de-risk' region has taken a hit with Gaza violence − but hitting pause on normalization with Israel will buy kingdom time
- Written by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University
Saudi Arabia and Israel had seemingly beenedging closer to a landmark deal to normalize their diplomatic relations – and then the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, happened.
Since then, thousands have died in Gaza and in Israel. And fears of the conflict spreading across the region form the backdrop to frenzied diplomacy across the region,...




