Saudi cancels meeting with Israel official after secret meeting with Netanyahu exposed

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman has cancelled a meeting with an Israeli official after details of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unannounced trip to the Saudi city of Neom last week were leaked. According to Arab48, the cancellation is most likely due to the lack of secrecy regarding the earlier meeting where Netanyahu was joined by Bin Salman, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chief of Israeli Mossad Yossi Cohen. The senior officials are reported to have discussed normalising ties and possibly the signing of a peace deal in the near future. The Israeli Education Minister, Yoav Galant, a member of Netanyahu’s security cabinet and his Likud party, confirmed the secret meeting had taken place earlier this week. He told Israel’s Army … Continue reading Saudi cancels meeting with Israel official after secret meeting with Netanyahu exposed