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November 23, 2020

Benjamin Netanyahu and Prince Mohammed bin Salman Held Secret Meeting During Pompeo's Saudi Trip
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Israeli media are reporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly
flew to Saudi Arabia Sunday evening for a meeting with Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman. If confirmed, it would be the first known
face-to-face meeting between top officials of the two countries.
Netanyahu's reported trip coincided with talks between Prince Mohammed
and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Saudi city of Neom on the
Red Sea. This follows recent U.S.-brokered deals to normalize relations
between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, over the
protests of Palestinians who say normalization should only follow the
establishment of a Palestinian state.


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