Saudi Crown Prince Says Israelis Have Right to Their Own Land
Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman answers questions during a press conference in Riyadh, on April 25, 2016. The key figure behind the unveiling of a vast plan to restructure the kingdom's oil-dependent economy, the son of King Salman has risen to among Saudi Arabia's most influential figures since being named second-in-line to the throne in 2015. Salman announced his economic reform plan known as 'Vision 2030'. / AFP / FAYEZ NURELDINE Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land in an interview published on April 2 in U.S. magazine The Atlantic, another public sign of ties between the two countries appearing to grow closer.
Asked if he believes the Jewish people have a right to a nation-state in at least part of their ancestral homeland, Mohammed bin Salman was quoted as saying:
