Saudi Arabia Will Have to Change Its Tune If It Wants Normalization with Israel

This year, the U.S. embassy in Riyadh held an event to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, which may be the first time ever that a public commemoration of the Shoah has taken place in Saudi Arabia. Given that Holocaust denial is widespread in many Arab counties, such events often run up against sensibilities Western diplomats are usually all too willing to cater to. That this occurred is a small sign of the changing attitudes that could make normalization of relations with Israel possible. So too is the fact that the Israel Economic Forum reportedly sent a 200-member delegation to Riyadh last week.