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? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: To read more on the conflict, visit our Israel and Hamas hub: Israel scorns America’s unprecedented peace plan: How to end the Middle East’s agony: Listen to our podcast on Antony Blinken: the hardest working man in diplomatic business: America’s shuttle diplomacy to wind down the war in Gaza: Did an Israeli hospital raid breach the laws of war?: Did UN workers participate in the October 7th attacks?: The ICJ delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over the war in Gaza:
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