US committed to Saudi-Israeli normalisation, Blinken tells AIPAC

The United States is committed to brokering formal diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says, as President Joe Biden’s administration continues an Israel “normalisation” push.

Speaking at a conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), an influential pro-Israel lobby group in the US, Blinken said on Monday that Washington “has a real national security interest in promoting normalisation” between the two countries.

“We believe that we can – and indeed we must – play an integral role in advancing it,” he said.

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