Monitoring Desk
JERUSALEM: Cabinet Minister of Israel has said that Israel had secret ties with several Arab and Muslim countries from past many years. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said this while giving interview to Israeli radio on Sunday.
In an interview Yuval Steinitz said that we have ties with Muslim countries including Arab states and these relations were kept secret on the wishes of other sides.
Earlier, Hezbollah accuses Saudi Arabia for pushing Israel to attack the Lebanese Shiite group. Yuval said that usually who wants those ties to be discreet is the other side answering a question about ties with Saudi Arabia.
He added that Israel respect the wish of other side when contacts are developing whether is with Riyadh or any other country.
Saudi Arabia and Israel have no official diplomatic relation however they share a common enemy Iran and both the countries looking to stop the Tehran influence in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has spoken repeatedly with pride that relations are growing with the moderate Arab States and he didn’t name any of them but he was likely to referring to Saudi Arabia and other states.
