Israel’s Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Hold First Known Meeting

TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly met Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in the kingdom on Sunday, according to three Saudi government advisers, in their first known meeting and amid a U.S. push to normalize ties between the longtime foes.

Saudi Arabia has denied the meeting took place, but Israel hasn’t. Conflicting accounts reflect the political sensitivity of warming relations with Israel for Saudi Arabia, which for decades has competed with Iran for the mantle of Islamic leadership. Normalizing ties…

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