If confirmed, it would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials. While Israel has normalised relations with Bahrain and the UAE in recent months, a pact with regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia would be a far greater prize. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (left) flew to Saudi Arabia for a secret meeting with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (right), reports claimFlight tracking data shows a Gulfstream IV private jet, possibly carrying Netanyahu, taking off from Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday evening. But there have been signs of change within Saudi Arabia, with state media outlets and even TV dramas laying the groundwork for an outreach to Jewish figures. Israeli media published a photograph of Rabbi David Rosen with the monarch, hailing it as a 'revolutionary moment'.

Source: The Nation November 23, 2020 14:03 UTC