The religious promise of Saudi-Israel normalization

Diplomatic normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel is often scrutinized through a geopolitical lens, overshadowing its profound interreligious implications for Muslims and Jews worldwide.

Many analysts view Saudi-Israeli normalization through the prisms of Israeli-Palestinian relations, Israeli-Gulf dynamics and broader Arab-Israeli interactions. Yet the quiet but monumental aspect of this development lies in its deep impact on religious communities beyond the Middle East.