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Hello, I'm Oliver Conway, and this edition is published in the early hours of Tuesday, the 12th of November.

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Last month, a key Trump ally suggested that Israel and Saudi Arabia could reach a deal

to normalize their relations by the end of the year. That looks a little less likely

after the Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, accused Israel of committing

genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. MBS, as he's known, also called on Israel to

respect Iranian sovereignty, despite Saudi Arabia's long-running rivalry

with Iran. The Crown Prince was speaking at an emergency summit of Arab and Muslim leaders in the Saudi

capital Riyadh. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner was there. I asked what he made of the

statements coming out of the meeting. Well, they were very strong. I think this is probably some of the strongest unified Arab and Islamic condemnation of Israel's actions that we've seen so far.

And it certainly makes it very unlikely, extremely unlikely,

that there can be any kind of a formal public reprosh more

and full diplomatic recognition of Israel by Saudi Arabia.

That was always going to be the deal that the US wanted, that Israel wanted, and actually

Saudi Arabia wanted, the Saudi rulers wanted prior to October the 7th, but it's looking

further and further away at the moment because the Saudis make it very clear that they must have a pathway

to an independent Palestinian state before they can recognize Israel, and that's something ruled out

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