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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that he recently visited Arab countries that do not have relations with Israel.
During a closed-door meeting of his Likud party secretariat on Saturday night, Netanyahu said he had recently visited countries whose names he could not reveal, just as he did with the United Arab Emirates before announcing an agreement to normalize the relationships with them.
And the Israeli media saw Netanyahu’s statement as the first confirmation of his part of his alleged visit to Saudi Arabia.
Netanyahu’s recent visits to Arab countries have not been revealed, with the exception of statements by Israeli officials and journalists that he visited the northern Saudi Arabian city of Neom and met Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, in the presence of from the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.
At a time when Netanyahu refused to comment on these reports, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan denied the matter, tweeting: “The officials present were American, Saudi and unique.”
In late November, Pompeo was asked (during an interview with “FOX NEWS”) if Netanyahu had met with Bin Salman in Neom, and he said, “I met the crown prince there. And I had a meeting with the prince. heir in the Emirates. ” I don’t want to elaborate on that further. “
Netanyahu’s recent comments come two weeks after he said “many countries” will sign normalization agreements with Israel “much earlier than people expect.”
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