Things look bleak in the Middle East after Binyamin Netanyahu scorned America’s push for an end to the fighting. But in private he’s said to be more flexible. Could diplomacy actually work?

00:00 - The Saudi normalisation deal
00:42 - Israel and Saudi Arabia’s history
01:10 - How to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
02:26 - Will the deal happen?

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Israel scorns America’s unprecedented peace plan: https://econ.st/3SO4knJ

How to end the Middle East’s agony: https://econ.st/3OCHrRw

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The ICJ delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over the war in Gaza: https://econ.st/3uhCYNr