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There is no diplomatic relationship between them. Saudi Arabia is a staunch opponent of Israel on the Palestinian question. Despite this, did the Saudi administration hold a secret meeting with Israel? The world’s media are busy with this question. The Israeli Education Minister told the media that the prime minister had traveled to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet with key Saudi officials, including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and that the Secretary of State for United States, Mike Pompeo. Saudi Arabia, however, has denied it.

On Monday, Israeli Education Minister Yoav Galant told the media that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had left for Saudi Arabia on Sunday. There he held important meetings with the Saudi king. Also present was the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo. The United States has recently made a number of important decisions in the Middle East at the initiative of Donald Trump. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar have established diplomatic relations with Israel under the mediation of Trump. What has caused a stir in the Muslim world. He has harshly criticized Palestine. Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s visit to Saudi Arabia has sparked controversy. Saudi Arabia talks about Palestinian relations with Israel and that is why Saudi Arabia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. So why did Netanyahu suddenly go to Saudi Arabia? Israeli Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to speak with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The Saudis, however, disagreed. Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said Israel’s claim was false. The United States has had a meeting with the Saudi prince. But Israel was not there. In fact, Netanyahu did not want to open his mouth about the meeting.

However, a detail has reached the hands of the media. It shows a Gulfstream Four private jet taking off from the Israeli capital at 5.40pm Greenwich Mean Time on Sunday and arriving in Saudi Arabia at 6.30pm Departed Saudi Arabia at 9:50pm Greenwich Mean Time and returned to Israel. Salman was in the Saudi city where the flight landed. The Secretary of State of the United States met him there.

Pompeo, meanwhile, urged his fellow media outlets to leave after arriving in Saudi Arabia. He did not agree to take any media to the meeting area with the Saudi prince.

SG / GH (AP, Reuters)



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