Biden’s deal with Saudi Arabia may be dead on arrival, thankfully

The Biden administration is racing to complete a set of agreements with Saudi Arabia that U.S. officials claim are a step toward a future three-way deal including Israel that could lead to broader Middle East peace. The deal comes with huge benefits for Saudi Arabia and risky new commitments for the United States. But there’s no chance Israel will agree to the conditions Saudi Arabia has set for normalizing the two countries’ relations — so whatever agreements President Biden makes with Riyadh will likely never get implemented.