Netanyahu met Saudi crown prince, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia on Sunday - Israeli media

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Israel’s Kan public radio and Army Radio said on Monday.

If confirmed, it would be the first publicly acknowledged trip by an Israeli leader to ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, which has traditionally championed the Palestinian cause and shunned all official contacts with Israel.

As U.S. President Donald Trump’s term winds down, Pompeo has been trying to coax the Gulf powerhouse to follow its neighbours, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, in establishing formal relations with Israel.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-saudi/netanyahu-met-saudi-crown-prince-pompeo-in-saudi-arabia-israeli-minister-idUSKBN2830JJ

[Sanity Claws]

1. Trying to get their stories straight before Biden takes office?

I attribute nothing but bad motives to Netanyahu and Saudi royalty.

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2. More like getting war plans set

for bombing the Iran nuclear facility.

[Renew Deal]

3. Agree