Israel can do a “En passant” by making a deal with the Saudis.
My enemies enemy is my friend.
Just imagine the strategical benefit of a forward bases in Saud.

I’ve considered that many times, but when push comes to shove, I’d be afraid the Sauds would double-cross the Israelis, at least far enough that it wouldn’t be secret, Iran could attack the Israelis on Saudi territory, and … and the US would still stand aside.

What I wish is that the Chinese were more aggressive and we could cut a deal with them to supply 1,000,000 troops to “protect the oil fields”. Or even, India. But both have large Muslim populations, which is enough to prevent. Well, it’s still interesting to mix and match possible alliances.