August 09, 2023

Joe Biden makes his big Middle East push: a Saudi Arabia-Israel pact

Featuring: Jonathan Lord

Source: Financial Times

Journalists: Felicia Schwartz, James Shotter, Samer Al-Atrush

“You could build all sorts of provisions into legislation that would provide for advanced security assistance, providing modalities by which the US, Saudi and Israel could come to agreement on what systems can be sold, while preserving Israel’s qualitative military edge,” said Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East Security programme at the Center for a New American Security.

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“Part of the x factor actually isn’t in Washington, it’s really in Jerusalem,” said Lord. “It’s unclear what, if anything, Riyadh will demand of the Israelis with respect to the Palestinian conflict.”

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  • Jonathan Lord

    Senior Fellow and Director, Middle East Security Program

    Jonathan Lord is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security program at CNAS. Prior to joining CNAS, Lord served as a professional staff member for the House Arme...