Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt predicted it is likely Saudi Arabia will work with Israel in the near future, though he suggested such efforts would not take place until peace is achieved in the Gaza Strip.
President Donald Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, during which the Trump administration announced it had secured a $600 billion investment commitment. Hewitt suggested that Saudi Arabia is likely going to make an agreement on the Abraham Accords within Trump’s second term, citing how Israel’s expertise in technology would help secure the country’s presence in this field.
“Again, Israel’s the technology engine of the region. They make the advances in AI that we don’t make, and they know how to get this stuff done,” Hewitt said on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom. “And MBS wants his country to be ready for when the oil runs out in a couple of centuries, so he needs Israeli technology, Israeli know-how.”
Hewitt argued that a deal related to the Abraham Accords is unlikely to be reached until after the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group has concluded. As such, a deal is highly unlikely to be reached during Trump’s visit to the Middle East, concluding on Thursday, but will likely be achieved before Trump leaves the White House due to the president’s support for helping Israel end the war against Hamas.
He reiterated how “quiet” needs to be achieved in Gaza first, as a source has told him the Saudis want this foremost.
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On the $600 billion deal reached between the United States and Saudi Arabia, Hewitt said that the latter country will be “very good” for the former’s defense establishment. He speculated that Saudi Arabia wants its own “Iron Dome” for its kingdom, citing how some Houthi terrorist attacks have hit the country.
Trump’s trip to the Middle East began as Hamas released its last living U.S. hostage on Monday. Trump is also visiting Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.