Netanyahu Pursues Saudi Normalization While Sidelining Palestinians in Post-War Diplomacy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined a diplomatic agenda centered on normalization with Saudi Arabia as the Israel-Iran war reshapes the region, according to a Haaretz editorial. The prime minister's strategy seeks to build a new Middle East order that excludes Palestinians as partners in any future peace agreement. The editorial contends that Netanyahu is leveraging the ongoing conflict with Iran to advance Arab-Israeli normalization deals while continuing to ignore Palestinian political claims, effectively pursuing peace at the Palestinians' expense. The approach echoes the Abraham Accords framework but on a broader scale, sidelining the Palestinian question amid the region's ongoing military upheaval.