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Report: Israel lobbied White House to add back normalization condition after Saudi nuke deal was signed
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
There was a concerted Israeli effort over the past 24 hours to ensure that US President Donald Trump would condition the nuclear deal already signed with Saudi Arabia on the kingdom normalizing ties with Israel, Channel 12 reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the matter in his recent phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to the report, who assured him that the deal would only come amid normalization.
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