“I’M GOING TO BRING YOU DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM TEL AVIV TO MECCA,” NETANYAHU

Sun 21 March 2021:

During an interview with Channel 13, on Saturday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to launch flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca if he is victorious in the March 23 elections.

“I’m going to bring you direct flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca,” Netanyahu said in an interview with Channel 13 in a statement, sparking widespread controversy. He also highlighted that relations with Saudi Arabia are “normal,” according to the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post.

Netanyahu hailed the four agreements and promised that four more deals would be closed.

Netanyahu further said “our relations with the UAE are very strong,” adding that Abu Dhabi vowed to invest 40 billion Israeli new shekels ($12 billion) in Israel. He also bragged about his close ties with both U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Netanyahu faces wide criticism with thousands of protesters demanding his resignation for months. Israelis demonstrating outside his residence in Jerusalem on Saturday once again called for an end to his leadership just three days before the country’s fourth election in two years.