Netanyahu backs Trump's push for Saudi Abraham Accords entry

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump linking a new U.S.-Saudi nuclear energy agreement to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords, calling the potential normalization a historic step for Middle East peace. The Israeli leader's remarks, issued on July -, came a day after Trump publicly conditioned the approval of the civilian nuclear deal on Riyadh's participation in the normalization framework.

The U.S.-Saudi agreement, signed on July 22 by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, outlines long-term cooperation for American companies in developing Saudi Arabia's civilian nuclear energy sector. The accord has been submitted to the U.S. Congress for review. In a social media post on July 23, Trump clarified that the deal would be strictly for non-military applications and explicitly ruled out domestic uranium enrichment for Saudi Arabia under the arrangement. He stated the agreement's approval was "totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords."

Netanyahu's office released a statement echoing Trump's position, saying Saudi...