Israel and Saudi Arabia’s Proposed U.S-Brokered Deal Is No Sure Thing

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersThe United States is pushing forward to hammer out a deal with two of the world’s least trustworthy leaders. What could go wrong?According to a Wednesday report in The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. has been actively working to hammer out an agreement by which Saudi Arabia recognizes Israel. This would certainly be a major diplomatic breakthrough for the region. That said, the White House denied the element of the Journal’s story that said a framework had been reached with the Saudis on the deal.Even so, it is well known that the U.S. has been working with both sides to explore and advance such a deal. That fact alone raises bigger questions: Why? Who will benefit? Who can we trust?Read more at The Daily Beast.