The BRICS Group held a virtual emergency summit on 21/11/2023, focusing on the Gaza War.
During his speech at the summit, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) urged all countries to cease their weapons exports to Israel.
This note provides a comprehensive overview of MBS’s new condition for any future talks on Saudi-Israeli normalization of ties, his options for exerting pressure on the U.S. administration to back this condition, and the effects on the U.S. should it continue the unreserved support for Israel.