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US envoy says Saudi normalization needs Gaza quiet, discussion of Palestinian rule

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Forging formal Israeli-Saudi relations as part of an emerging trilateral deal involving Washington would require a calming of the Gaza war and a discussion of prospects for Palestinian governance, the U.S. envoy to Jerusalem Jack Lew said on Tuesday.

Jack Lew 

Forging formal Israeli-Saudi relations as part of an emerging trilateral deal involving Washington would require a calming of the Gaza war and a discussion of prospects for Palestinian governance, the U.S. envoy to Jerusalem Jack Lew said on Tuesday. 

"There's going to have to be a conversation about how do you deal with the question of the future of Palestinian governance," the ambassador said.

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