Saudi journalist Abdulaziz Alkhamis delivered a rare address inside Israel’s parliament on Wednesday, telling a cross-party caucus led by Labor lawmaker Gilad Kariv that Jerusalem faces a closing window to translate its military strength into a wider regional settlement. Alkhamis, speaking on behalf of what he described as a growing constituency in Riyadh, said Israel has “perhaps the last opportunity in a generation to move beyond managing conflict to shaping a region,” and asked whether the country can convert its “undisputed military deterrence into political success.” The appearance, part of a Knesset lobby promoting a regional security agreement, also included Saudi and Syrian participants who outlined conditions for normalisation. Alkhamis warned that any deal must protect Palestinian dignity and called Gaza “the main obstacle to regional peace,” urging a demilitarised Palestinian state under an internationally backed technocratic authority. His comments underscore tentative Gulf interest in deeper ties with Israel amid fatigue over proxy wars and concern about Iran, but they also highlight the political hurdles that remain before a formal Saudi-Israeli accord.