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Israeli president urges normalisation with Saudi Arabia
21 May 2024 10:50 BST
Israeli president Isaac Herzog told a conference of the Israeli Democracy Institute that during his meeting with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan over the weekend they spoke about the proposal for Israeli normalising its relations with Saudi Arabia.
Herzog said he hopes this option is being seriously considered. The move would be "a historic 'game changer' that is a victory over the evil empire, which sought on October 7 to destroy the chance for normalisation," said Herzog.
According to Herzog, "Our struggle is not only against Hamas, it is a great strategic and historical, inter-power and global struggle, and we must do everything to fit into the grand vision of normalization."