A US-mediated Saudi-Israeli normalization agreement would ensure some Republican support for US President Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential elections, Senator Lindsey Graham told CNN. “If we can get [an agreement] between Saudi Arabia and Israel, it ends the Arab-Israeli conflict, it isolates the Iranians, it creates some hope for the Palestinians, it provides security in a real way to Israel,” the South Carolina Republican said. The story also got ink from Politico.

Remember: Graham — who has emerged as something akin to an informal partner of White House negotiators with Saudi officials — met with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman late last month to discuss normalizing diplomatic relations between the Kingdom and Israel.

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