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The Kan network stated that Netanyahu will hold talks with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, can join them.
This information has not been confirmed by Netanyahu’s office or the United Arab Emirates.
Informed sources said, according to Kan, that Netanyahu’s visit will be short and that the meetings will be held at the Abu Dhabi airport, before he returns to Israel in the afternoon.
Netanyahu and Bin Salman are widely believed to have held a secret meeting in Saudi Arabia last November, and no government has officially recognized it, although an Israeli minister said the meeting took place.
Israel established formal relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain last September, under the “Abraham Agreement” negotiated by the United States. Keep in mind that all three countries have common concerns about Iran.
Saudi Arabia encouraged this rapprochement, but it did not signify Israel’s recognition.
Netanyahu had previously planned to visit the Gulf in February, but the visit was postponed due to the Corona virus epidemic.
Netanyahu is running for the March elections, his fourth in two years, and has made the Gulf the center of his campaign, especially in light of the criticism leveled against him in the context of his handling of the Corona crisis. government.
In an interview with Israeli army radio on Tuesday, Netanyahu called on voters to be re-elected on March 23 so that he could reach “more peace agreements” in the region and ensure that Iran “will never arm itself with nuclear weapons.”
