Joseph Rozen: Israel and Jordan should join and I believe it’s only a matter of time. Israel is already backing and connecting such connectivity initiatives in the Middle East.
The IMEC was very much based on regional plans for transportation first presented by Israel Katz, the state’s then transport minister and now defence minister.
I think that normalisation should be built up gradually and that means facilitating regional connectivity in energy, tech and trade.
Dialogue could be conducted through a working group, That alone will generate de facto normalisation without having the political burden of cutting ribbons in fancy ceremonies.
The Iran war had brought many countries in the region much closer. There were reports of Saudi privately encouraging the US in the conflict.
Published in The Telegraph, April 04, 2026.
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