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Middle East crisis: US senators fly to Middle East to promote diplomatic solution; Part 2 of 2ISRAEL:INTSenator Lindsey Graham (Republican: South Carolina) interview SOTQ: 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 EastSenator 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 aidGraham responding SOT- Now's the time if you're ever going to do it, to start a dialogue with Saudi Arabia about the day afterQ: 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 tryQ: BUT THE ISRAELIS ALSO HAVE TO WANT TO RECOGNISE AN INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT- An independe...