Posted on 07/30/23
| News Source: i24
The Israeli prime minister says 'in the future we will be able to connect Israel by train to Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula as well'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a train connecting Saudi Arabia to Israel was being worked on, following earlier U.S. reports of “cautious optimism” on a normalization deal between the two Middle Eastern countries.
"In the future we will be able to connect Israel by train to Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula as well,” Netanyahu said at a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday.
The Israeli prime minister added, "we are working on it."
The "One Israel Project” connecting the Jewish state from its most northern point to Eilat in the south would be the precursor to the regional rail line, Netanyahu stated. The project was part of the coalition agreement, costing $27 billion, and would set the foundation for connecting the Gulf states to Israel.
There’s been reports that Jerusalem and Washington were working together to advance the regional connection, allowing a new trade route to be established, particularly between the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel, which will connect the Gulf directly to Europe through the Israeli Haifa seaport.