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FM Cohen: Israel ‘closest we have ever been’ to peace deal with Saudis
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen during an interview at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen says that Israel is closer than ever to a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia.
“We are the closest we have ever been to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia,” Cohen says in an interview with Channel 12 news.
Cohen adds that the Palestinian issue “is not a barrier” to making such a deal with Saudi Arabia, though he declines to respond as to whether Israel would enact a settlement freeze if one were demanded by Riyadh.
