. (Photo: Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)
By TOI Staff - June 6, 2022
Saudi Arabia is engaging in talks with Israel on economic ties and “security arrangements,” as it adjusts to shifting attitudes in the Middle East, where the Jewish state is not longer universally seen as an undisputed enemy, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
The kingdom has identified growing support among young Saudis for establishing ties and is moving toward advancing cooperation, according to the report.
Israel and Saudi Arabia do not have official diplomatic relations, but covert ties have warmed in recent years, as the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has increasingly been seeing Israel as a strategic partner in the fight against Iranian influence in the region.
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