Saudi Arabia is preparing for a major summit as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to meet President Trump on Tuesday, with normalization with Israel listed as one of the key topics.

�This visit is not ceremonial. It is consequential,� wrote Faisal Abbas, editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper Arab News, over the weekend. �If Israel is willing to commit to a serious path that leads to the establishment of a Palestinian state, it can join what the Crown Prince calls �the new Europe� � a region of shared cooperation and prosperity.�

He added, �The stakes are high � and the opportunity is rare. This is the moment.�

Former Saudi general Abdullah Al-Qahtani told N12 that the kingdom views the visit as highly significant for the strategic relationship between Riyadh and Washington, especially after the instability seen during the Biden administration. �We hope this meeting marks a new beginning for strong, stable relations aimed at building, developing, and maintaining the security of the entire region,� he said.

Al-Qahtani stressed that broader regional progress is impossible without addressing the Palestinian issue. �Every event points to the same conclusion: we cannot have a safe regional environment defined by development, trade, visits, and tourism as long as the Palestinian problem remains unresolved. Without a political horizon for the Palestinians, there will be no regional breakthrough.�

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