LEAKED REPORT: Netanyahu Secretly Flew to Saudi Arabia On Sunday, Met Mohammed bin Salman and Pompeo
Netanyahu’s office and the US embassy to Israel had no immediate comment. There has also been no comment from the Saudi government.
- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has secretly met the Saudi Crown Prince and the US Secretary of State.
- Mossad chief Yossi Cohen also attended the meeting.
- The meeting was held in Neom on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, covertly flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
#BREAKING: Israel PM Netanyahu and head of the Mossad flew yesterday to Saudi Arabia, and Met Pompeo and MBS in the city of Neom, according to Israeli officials
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) November 23, 2020
If confirmed, Sunday’s meeting would mark the first known encounter between senior Saudi and Israeli officials, amid a US push to convince Arab countries to normalize ties with Israel.
Big story. @BarakRavid reports that Netanyahu flew secretly to Saudi Arabia for a meeting with MBS and Pompeo. The meeting was in Neom, Saudi's new planned city on the Red Sea, only a few miles from Israel's Southern border. https://t.co/TBzhYbAkVf
— Arieh Kovler (@ariehkovler) November 23, 2020
According to Israel’s Kan public radio and Army Radio, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen also attended the meeting, reportedly held in Neom on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast.
Netanyahu’s office and the US embassy to Israel had no immediate comment. There has also been no comment from the Saudi government.
ABSOLUTELY rare Israeli flight direct to new Saudi mega-city Neom on Red Sea shore
It was Bibi's ex-fav bizjet t7-cpx. Back to Tel Aviv after 5 hours on ground pic.twitter.com/Ty9aedYbsK
— avi scharf (@avischarf) November 23, 2020
According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, aviation tracking data showed that a private jet had made a brief trip from Tel Aviv to Neom, where MbS and Pompeo had a scheduled meeting on Sunday.
MBS and Pompeo were at NEOM at the time. https://t.co/bc2H4hETk8
— avi scharf (@avischarf) November 23, 2020
Pleasure to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Our security and economic partnership is strong and we'll continue to harness it to advance efforts to counter malign Iranian influence in the Gulf, economic goals under the Vision 2030 plan, and human rights reform. pic.twitter.com/2Kt22Ne4vn
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 23, 2020
According to flight-tracking websites, the flight took off from Israel at 7:30 P.M. and landed in Neom, remaining on the ground for about two hours. The plane returned to Israel at around half past Twelve, midnight.
Netanyahu Bizjet Gulfstream GL-IV-SP which flew from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport to Neom Bay Airport in Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/nlrcM6TyYr
— Mahmoud Gamal (@mahmouedgamal44) November 23, 2020
According to Haaretz, the jet is the same private plane Netanyahu took several times to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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God bless MBS a true gentleman and leader
They’ll try to put pressure on Pakistan to accept Israel
this is the true test of Khan’s leadership
It’ll be difficult to take this much international pressure.
اگر ایک یہودی دوسرے یہودی سے ملا تو اعتراض کس بات کا
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