Trump discreetly buries the dream of normalization Israel-Arabia Saudi

Standardization between Saudi Arabia and Israel, long considered a strategic objective by the United States, is no longer among the priorities of Washington, according to an article published Tuesday, May 13 by Al Jazeera. Visiting Riyadh, US President Donald Trump concluded colossal economic and military agreements with the kingdom, for an amount of $ 142 billion, without mentioning Israel at any time.

Trump described a Saudi-Israelian normalization of “Dream”, while believing that she had to be “to the rhythm of the kingdom”. A discourse breaking with the policy of his predecessor Joe Biden, who had tried to impose a diplomatic calendar in the name of regional stability.

Still in this article, researcher Anna Jacobs, of the Gulf States Institute, says that “ The White House finally recognized that a standardization agreement is not possible in the current context ”. She emphasizes that the current Israeli government “ no longer even pretends to support the two -state solution, which makes any diplomatic advance unrealistic for Riyadh. ”

According to Al Jazeerathe American-Saudi agreement provides in particular for the supply of advanced military equipment, as well as a large training component to modernize the Saudi armed forces, including medical services and military academies.

At the same time, Israel has announced that it wanted not only to continue, but extend its offensive to Gaza. Still according to Al Jazeeramore than 52,900 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the bombing, a figure communicated by the local health authorities. In this context, Riyadh has not mince his words, qualifying Israeli actions as “Genocide”. A position that makes any normalization politically untenable, according to Khaled Elgindy, researcher invited to Georgetown: “The Saudis cannot accuse Israel of genocide and then sign an agreement with him. It would be absurd. »»

The Qatari media also highlights the growing tensions between the Trump administration and the government of Benyamin Netanyahu. Despite constant military support, several recent signals mark a strategic disalemination: opening of discussions between Washington and Tehran on nuclear, a truce concluded with the unequivocal Houthis linked to Israel, and exclusion of Tel Aviv negotiations that led to the release of American-Israeli Edan Alexander, retained in Gaza.

“Trump clearly shows that the interests of the United States and Israel are not identical,” concludes Elgindy in Al Jazeera. “And that is a major turning point, where Biden had never dared to cross this line. »»