Israel's FM Cohen Says Netanyahu, Saudi MBS 'Will Make History' With Normalization

Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen stated Prime Minister Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman “will make history,” during a rare interview with the Elaph newspaper from Saudi Arabia.

In his interview, Cohen told Elaph that “the Palestinian issue will not be an obstacle to peace with Saudi Arabia, and the current government will take practical steps to improve the Palestinian economy.”

Cohen referenced a trilateral deal between the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel, that would see a normalization agreement between the Saudi Kingdom and the Jewish State, which also reportedly required the Israelis to take “real steps” toward ending the conflict with the Palestinians.

The Israeli foreign minister also spoke with the Saudi newspaper about tensions on the northern border, saying that "Israel can take Lebanon back to the stone age,” and then mocked Hezbollah's leader for instigating tensions. "Nasrallah is doing tricks in the tents while he is hiding in the basement like a mouse."