RIYADH (Dispatches) – Amid widespread reports of behind-the-scenes cooperation between Riyadh and the Zionist regime, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says the kingdom has a "roadmap” to establish full diplomatic ties with the Tel Aviv regime.
Speaking to France 24 television, Jubeir said Riyadh has a plan for normalization with Tel Aviv if an agreement is reached between Palestine and the Israeli entity.
The top Saudi diplomat further denied that reports that the kingdom had any relations with Tel Aviv, despite their mutual concerns over Iran’s growing regional influence.
In mid-November, Lebanon’s al-Akhbar daily published a secret undated letter from Jubeir to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that puts forward a plan to normalize ties with the occupying regime.
According to the report, Riyadh and Tel Aviv would first try to work out a solution to the Zionist-Palestinian conflict, which would significantly sideline the interests of the Palestinian nation.
Meanwhile, the Zionist regime’s intelligence minister Yisrael Katz wants Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit Tel Aviv.
Katz revealed his wish during an interview with a Saudi-run news website, said the minister's spokesman, Arye Shalicar.
"He said that he asks the king to invite (Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu officially to Riyadh, and he asks MBS, Mohammed bin Salman, the son, to come and visit Israel," AFP quoted Shalicar as saying.
In recent years, there have been numerous reports of behind-the-scenes contacts between Riyadh and Tel Aviv, despite the fact that Saudi Arabia, along with other Arab League states, does not formally recognize the occupying entity.
In November, Zionist Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz revealed for the first time that Tel Aviv has had covert contacts with Saudi Arabia.
Zionist Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz wants Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit Tel Aviv.
Katz revealed his wish during an interview with a Saudi-run news website, said the minister's spokesman, Arye Shalicar, on Wednesday.