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Israel 'at the cusp' of historic agreement with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu tells UN

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds his map of "The New Middle East" and a red marker pen as he addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2023. © Richard Drew, AP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, without outlining a clear path over the significant obstacles facing such an accord.

He struck an optimistic tone throughout his roughly 25-minute address — and, once again, used a visual aid. He displayed contrasting maps showing Israel's isolation at the time of its creation in 1948 and the six countries that have normalized relations with it, including four that did so in 2020 in the so-called Abraham Accords.

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