US will enhance partnership with Israel, build on new Arab ties

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan assured his visiting Israeli counterpart Meir Ben Shabbat on Sunday that the Biden administration will work closely with Israel on regional security issues. “They discussed opportunities to enhance the partnership over the coming months, including by building on the success of Israel’s normalization arrangements with UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco,” according to a statement on Sullivan’s call. He also extended an invitation to begin a strategic dialogue in the near term, the statement said.