Daniel B. Shapiro: “It is an abominable practice. President Abbas' defense of it is indefensible, and it needs to stop.”

But I would caution against the narrative that Saudi Arabia is ready to normalize relations with Israel tomorrow as long as the United States provides the right quantities of weapons, security guarantees, or civil nuclear technology.

The kinds of projects that have already been announced... is a very good example of a project that could have and should, I think, include the Palestinians.

We have an obligation to respond when United States interests are being attacked in commercial waters.

I think the Negev Summit and the resulting Negev Forum and the working groups that have met... result from good work, good diplomatic work.