Middle East crisis: US senators fly to Middle East to promote diplomatic solution

Middle East crisis: US senators fly to Middle East to promote diplomatic solution; Part 2 of 2 ISRAEL: INT Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican: South Carolina) interview SOT Q: WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN TELLING THE PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL AND WHAT'S HE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT THE NEXT CHESS MOVE IN THIS VERY DANGEROUS GAME, IRAN-ISRAEL - So what happens, in Gaza once the fighting is over, what happens in Lebanon, what does the day after look like / for a year and a half I've been coming to the region, trying to sell the idea of normalisation between Saudi Arabia and Israel, what would that look like / Saudi Arabia would recognise the state of Israel, create diplomatic ties, thus ending the Arab-Israel conflict / the biggest change in my lifetime, your lifetime in the Mid East Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat: Connecticut) interview SOT - I think, I hope that the government, Prime Minister Netanyahu will seize that moment / we urge to him the imperative of leaning toward normalising relations and seeking peace that will also reduce civilian casualties, bring home the hostages and enable more humanitarian aid Graham responding SOT - Now's the time if you're ever going to do it, to start a dialogue with Saudi Arabia about the day after Q: THE SAUDIS HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT WHAT THEY WANT IS A VIABLE SOVEREIGN INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE WHICH THE ISRAELIS RECOGNISE - They want two things; for them to recognise the state of Israel, they want a defence agreement with the United States; Saudi Arabia and the US would have a mutual defence agreement like we have with Japan and Australia / in other words, the US would go to war for Saudi Arabia / that requires 67 votes in the US Senate; Senator Blumenthal is a Democrat trying to get the votes / I told NBS a year and a half ago, that will be a heavy lift but I will try Q: BUT THE ISRAELIS ALSO HAVE TO WANT TO RECOGNISE AN INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT - An independe...