A pivotal meeting is scheduled for Friday in Washington, D.C., where prominent American Jewish organizations will sit down with Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, the brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Realignment of RiyadhThe list of invited organizations includes the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, the American Jewish Committee, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Republican Jewish Coalition. On one hand, they wish to maintain the long-standing effort to bring Saudi Arabia into a formal peace treaty with Israel. The Saudi defense minister's visit coincides with urgent talks involving Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Saudi Arabia finds itself in a precarious position, highly concerned about the consequences of a regional war while simultaneously distancing itself from its former strategic partners in the UAE.