Netanyahu met MBS, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia: Israeli media
4 years, 1 month ago

Netanyahu met MBS, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia: Israeli media

Al Jazeera  

Reports say Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with the Saudi crown prince and US secretary of state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Israeli media said. A member of Netanyahu’s cabinet and Likud party on Monday confirmed reports that the Israeli leader had held a meeting in Saudi Arabia, calling it an “amazing achievement”. However, Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, denied reports that a meeting took place between MBS and Israeli officials in a tweet later on Sunday. Earlier on Monday, Israel’s Kan public radio and Army Radio said Mossad chief Yossi Cohen also attended the meeting, which was reportedly held in Neom on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast.

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The Saudi Crown Prince Is Talking About An Assassination. His Own.
5 months ago

The Saudi Crown Prince Is Talking About An Assassination. His Own.

Politico  

The broad contours of the largely secret and still-developing pact have emerged in various reports, including my own. It also would establish diplomatic and other ties with Israel — a huge boon for the Israelis given Saudi Arabia’s importance among Muslim nations. “The way he put it was, ‘Saudis care very deeply about this, and the street throughout the Middle …

Rival of Netanyahu visits US, signaling wider cracks in Israel’s wartime leadership
10 months, 1 week ago

Rival of Netanyahu visits US, signaling wider cracks in Israel’s wartime leadership

New Indian Express  

TEL AVIV, Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister arriving in Washington on Sunday for talks with US officials, according to an Israeli official, signaling widening cracks within the country’s leadership nearly five months into its war with Hamas. The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s wartime Cabinet following Hamas’ Oct 7 …

Netanyahu rival’s visit to U.S. highlights cracks within Israel’s wartime leadership
10 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu rival’s visit to U.S. highlights cracks within Israel’s wartime leadership

LA Times  

Soldiers and friends of Israeli soldier Sgt. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister arriving in Washington on Sunday for talks with U.S. officials, according to an Israeli official, signaling widening cracks within the country’s leadership nearly five months into its war with Hamas. The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s wartime …

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat says it won't recognize Israel without a path to a Palestinian state
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat says it won't recognize Israel without a path to a Palestinian state

The Independent  

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Netanyahu tells UN that Israel is ‘at the cusp’ of a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia
1 year, 3 months ago

Netanyahu tells UN that Israel is ‘at the cusp’ of a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, without outlining a clear path over the significant obstacles facing such an accord. “Peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia will truly create a new Middle East.” There …

Netanyahu tells UN that Israel is ‘at the cusp’ of a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia
1 year, 3 months ago

Netanyahu tells UN that Israel is ‘at the cusp’ of a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia

India TV News  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Friday that Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia. But I believe that we are at the cusp of an even more dramatic breakthrough, a historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia,” Netanyahu said. “Peace between Israel and Saudi …

Saudi Crown Prince MBS says Israel normalisation getting ‘closer’
1 year, 3 months ago

Saudi Crown Prince MBS says Israel normalisation getting ‘closer’

Al Jazeera  

In an interview with US broadcaster Fox, crown prince says Palestinian issue still very important to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said that his country was moving steadily closer to normalising relations with Israel, following similar moves from other Gulf countries, and amid a big push by the United States for a Saudi-Israeli deal. “Every …

Israel-Saudi Arabia ‘normalisation’ deal in reach, Netanyahu tells Biden
1 year, 3 months ago

Israel-Saudi Arabia ‘normalisation’ deal in reach, Netanyahu tells Biden

Al Jazeera  

Meeting comes amid apparent friction between the two leaders over Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan in Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed confidence that a “historic” US-brokered agreement to establish formal diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia can be reached, as the Israeli prime minister held talks with US President Joe Biden. “I think that under your leadership, Mr President, we …

Israel says its foreign minister met with his Libyan counterpart in sign of burgeoning ties
1 year, 4 months ago

Israel says its foreign minister met with his Libyan counterpart in sign of burgeoning ties

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli and Libyan foreign ministers met secretly in Italy last week, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced Sunday, in what it said was the first-ever meeting between the country’s top diplomats. The meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Najla Mangoush, foreign minister of the Tripoli-based government, marked a small breakthrough for Israel’s government, whose hard-line policies toward …

Iran’s top diplomat extends Saudi trip, meets Crown Prince MBS
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran’s top diplomat extends Saudi trip, meets Crown Prince MBS

Al Jazeera  

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held meetings with his Saudi counterpart on Thursday, his first visit since a rapprochement earlier this year. Iran’s foreign minister has met Saudi Arabia’s crown prince during his first visit to the kingdom since the Middle East rivals announced a surprise rapprochement, officials said. After the meeting, Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim reported Amir-Abdollahian as saying …

America’s pursuit of Saudi-Israel rapprochement
1 year, 5 months ago

America’s pursuit of Saudi-Israel rapprochement

The Hindu  

The proverbial propensity of the ‘Middle East’ to spring surprises is on call again. The White House has had tepid relations with leaders of both countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. It has gained traction in recent months with the U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and U.S. Secretary of …

Road to normalising ties with Saudi Arabia ‘still long’: Israeli official
1 year, 5 months ago

Road to normalising ties with Saudi Arabia ‘still long’: Israeli official

Al Jazeera  

Members of Israel’s hard-right government have ruled out concessions to Palestinians as part of any deal with Riyadh. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser says the road to normalising ties with Saudi Arabia is “still long” as members of his far-right government rule out concessions to Palestinians as part of any deal. “I can identify with what the …

US envoy to combat anti-Semitism to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel
2 years, 6 months ago

US envoy to combat anti-Semitism to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel

Al Jazeera  

Deborah Lipstadt will promote normalisation between Israel and Arab states during her trip, US State Department says. Deborah Lipstadt, the US envoy to combat anti-Semitism, will travel to Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates ahead of a visit by President Joe Biden to the region, the State Department has announced. Saudi officials have repeatedly voiced commitment to the …

Israel hopes Biden trip helps tighten ties with Saudi Arabia
2 years, 7 months ago

Israel hopes Biden trip helps tighten ties with Saudi Arabia

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel is looking to U.S. President Joe Biden’s Mideast trip next month to bolster its efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, a country with which it does not have official ties, according to Israel’s foreign minister. At a news conference in Jerusalem, Lapid was asked about his expectations from Biden’s expected stop in the kingdom and first …

Israel hopes Biden trip helps improve ties with Saudi Arabia
2 years, 7 months ago

Israel hopes Biden trip helps improve ties with Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera  

Arab countries have refused to forge ties with Israel, which has illegally occupied the Palestinian territories. Israel’s foreign minister has said that his country was looking to US President Joe Biden’s Middle East trip next month to help improve relations with Saudi Arabia, a country with which it does not have official ties. But he joked that, “Air Force One …

Biden to visit Saudi Arabia after a stop in Israel, determining it’s time to engage kingdom he once called a ‘pariah’
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden to visit Saudi Arabia after a stop in Israel, determining it’s time to engage kingdom he once called a ‘pariah’

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia next month, the White House announced Tuesday, a foreign policy trade-off that completes the reversal of his campaign pledge to make the kingdom a “pariah.” The trip, set for mid-July, will also include Biden’s first stop in Israel as President as well as a visit to the Palestinian West Bank. “The …

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett meets crown prince on first UAE visit
3 years, 1 month ago

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett meets crown prince on first UAE visit

Al Jazeera  

Bennett says returning home ‘very optimistic’ from a two-day trip to the UAE — the first official visit since the countries normalised relations. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan hosted Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the first-ever public meeting between the United Arab Emirates’ de facto ruler and an Israeli leader. Bennett met Crown Prince Sheikh …

Jordan says King Abdullah met with Israeli Islamist lawmaker
3 years, 2 months ago

Jordan says King Abdullah met with Israeli Islamist lawmaker

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The head of the Islamist party in Israel’s governing coalition met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman on Tuesday, the latest sign of warming ties between the two countries. The Jordanian Royal Palace said in a statement that Abdullah and United Arab List lawmaker Mansour Abbas discussed “the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and ways to …

How the Jordan coup revealed the limits of Saudi power
3 years, 6 months ago

How the Jordan coup revealed the limits of Saudi power

The Independent  

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Netanyahu’s reign is over for now. He leaves behind a wealthier, more divided Israel and a stalled peace process
3 years, 7 months ago

Netanyahu’s reign is over for now. He leaves behind a wealthier, more divided Israel and a stalled peace process

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — He’s been dubbed King Bibi, the magician, the great survivor, and has held records as both the youngest and longest-serving prime minister of Israel. Israeli Government Press Office/Getty Images Netanyahu shakes hands with Israeli President Zalman Shazar during a 1972 ceremony honoring Sayeret Matkal soldiers who freed hostages in a hijacking earlier that year. Israeli Government Press …

Fact Check: This clip of Netanyahu on video call with Prince Salman is morphed
3 years, 7 months ago

Fact Check: This clip of Netanyahu on video call with Prince Salman is morphed

India Today  

Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, a Facebook post with a video clip claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia over video call. The headline of the news report read, “Netanyahu makes bizarre video call to Saudi blogger during primary campaign”. The title says, “Netanyahu makes bizarre video call …

Israel’s Netanyahu cancels UAE trip in pre-election setback
3 years, 10 months ago

Israel’s Netanyahu cancels UAE trip in pre-election setback

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, citing a diplomatic disagreement with Jordan, in an embarrassing setback for his re-election campaign just days before the vote. Netanyahu had hoped to use the audience with the UAE’s crown prince — their first public meeting since the countries established ties last …

White House denies Biden is snubbing Israel’s Netanyahu
3 years, 11 months ago

White House denies Biden is snubbing Israel’s Netanyahu

Al Jazeera  

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has downplayed the notion he was being slighted by US President Joe Biden. The White House has denied that US President Joe Biden was intentionally snubbing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by failing to include him so far in an early round of phone calls to foreign leaders since taking office on January 20. The lack of …

Pompeo, Netanyahu and Saudi crown prince ‘attend secret meeting’
4 years, 1 month ago

Pompeo, Netanyahu and Saudi crown prince ‘attend secret meeting’

The Independent  

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Reports: Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince
4 years, 1 month ago

Reports: Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials. The Israeli news site Walla, followed quickly by other Hebrew-language media, cited an unnamed Israeli official as saying that Netanyahu and Yossi …

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince: Reports
4 years, 1 month ago

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince: Reports

Hindustan Times  

Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials. FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a speech at his Jerusalem office, regarding the new measures that will be taken to …

Israeli media say PM met MBS; Saudi Arabia denies
4 years, 1 month ago

Israeli media say PM met MBS; Saudi Arabia denies

The Hindu  

Israeli media reports and a government source said Monday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had met for landmark talks in Saudi Arabia with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but Riyadh denied that the meeting took place. Israeli public broadcaster Kan and other media said Mr. Netanyahu and Mossad spy agency chief Yosef Meir Cohen had met Saudi de facto ruler Prince …

Israeli Prime Minister Secretly Flew To Saudi Arabia, Israeli Media Reports
4 years, 1 month ago

Israeli Prime Minister Secretly Flew To Saudi Arabia, Israeli Media Reports

NPR  

Israeli Prime Minister Secretly Flew To Saudi Arabia, Israeli Media Reports Enlarge this image toggle caption Maya Alleruzzo/AP Maya Alleruzzo/AP Updated at 8:30 a.m. ET Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday with his Mossad spy chief Yossi Cohen to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, multiple …

Israeli minister says Netanyahu met Saudi Crown Prince, but Riyadh denies it
4 years, 1 month ago

Israeli minister says Netanyahu met Saudi Crown Prince, but Riyadh denies it

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — An Israeli government official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his first ever known meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday, but the claim was swiftly denied by Riyadh’s top diplomat. Speaking on Israel’s Army Radio on Monday, Education Minister Yoav Gallant called the covert meeting, which reportedly took place in the Saudi city …

Pompeo urges Saudi Arabia to normalise ties with Israel
4 years, 3 months ago

Pompeo urges Saudi Arabia to normalise ties with Israel

Al Jazeera  

The US is urging more Gulf countries to strike similar accords with Israel, following UAE and Bahrain agreements. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Saudi Arabia to recognise Israel, in what would be a strategic boost for the Jewish state amid normalisation with two other Gulf Arab kingdoms. Bahrain, which tightly coordinates its foreign policy with Saudi …

Pompeo has closed-door meetings with Bahrain, UAE leaders
4 years, 4 months ago

Pompeo has closed-door meetings with Bahrain, UAE leaders

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held closed-door meetings Wednesday with Bahrain’s royal family and top officials in the United Arab Emirates amid the Trump administration’s push for Arab nations to recognize Israel. Pompeo also said he discussed efforts to “advance greater unity among Gulf countries.” That’s as his plane flew over Qatar on its …

Israeli national security adviser to visit UAE on historic first flight next week
4 years, 4 months ago

Israeli national security adviser to visit UAE on historic first flight next week

The Telegraph  

An Israeli delegation will visit the United Arab Emirates on Monday on what will be the first commercial flight between the two countries, as the United States seeks to maintain momentum in its drive towards normalisation between Arab countries and the Jewish state. Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat will lead his country’s delegation to Abu Dhabi, while his …

Israel planning UAE flights over Saudi: Netanyahu
4 years, 4 months ago

Israel planning UAE flights over Saudi: Netanyahu

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel is working on opening a corridor over Saudi Arabia for flights to the UAE, following last week's historic deal to normalise ties. "We are working with maximum energy, and we have already begun to work on opening an air route over Saudi Arabia, which will simply shorten flights between Israel and the …

Trump to host Netanyahu just two weeks before Israeli elections
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump to host Netanyahu just two weeks before Israeli elections

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a dinner and talks at the White House next week, just two weeks before Israeli elections that will determine whether Netanyahu stays in power. The decision is a striking contrast to Netanyahu’s trip to Washington weeks before the 2015 Israeli elections, when President Barack Obama refused …

Pompeo boosts Israel’s Netanyahu before election
5 years, 9 months ago

Pompeo boosts Israel’s Netanyahu before election

Al Jazeera  

US secretary of state vows to counter Iran, hails ‘outstanding’ ties between Trump and Netanyahu in pre-election visit. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have hailed strong ties between the two countries and vowed to counter Iranian “aggression” as the pair met in Jerusalem, weeks before Israel‘s election. Pompeo touted last month’s Middle East …

Israel’s Netanyahu pays surprise visit to Oman
6 years, 2 months ago

Israel’s Netanyahu pays surprise visit to Oman

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday returned from an unannounced visit to Oman, the two countries confirmed, meeting the Gulf state’s leader in the first visit of its kind in over 20 years. Days before Netanyahu’s visit, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also visited Oman, raising the possibility that Oman might be trying to help revive negotiations or …

Israel's Netanyahu pays surprise visit to Oman in first such trip since 1996
6 years, 2 months ago

Israel's Netanyahu pays surprise visit to Oman in first such trip since 1996

The Telegraph  

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, made a secret trip to Oman, the Israeli government announced on Friday, in the clearest sign yet of the warming ties between Israel and the Gulf Arab states. Like most Arab countries, Oman does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel and it is rare for an Israeli leader to visit any of the …

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