In a recent interview, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan dismissed the idea of the Biden administration moving ahead with a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia without Riyadh normalising diplomatic relations with Israel. “The integrated vision is a bilateral understanding between the US and Saudi Arabia combined with normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia, combined with meaningful steps on behalf of the Palestinian people,” asserted Sullivan. “All of that has to come together…you can’t disentangle one piece from the others.” Sullivan’s remarks seem to lay to rest the idea of …