Saudi and Israel Say Tourism Can Be ‘Bridge Between Nations’
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Israel's tourism minister hopes that his industry could pave the way for normalization with Saudi Arabia. Looking at neighboring Gulf states, it will take more than air routes and visas to shift sentiment.
During a historic visit to Saudi Arabia earlier this week, Israel's Minister of Tourism said that it is the travel industry that can thaw the frosty relations between the two countries. Haim Katz's visit marked the most senior member of the Israeli government to visit the Gulf kingdom.
Katz’s two-day stay to attend a United Nations World Tourism Organization event comes as the U.S. negotiates a deal that would see Israel and Saudi Arabia establish diplomatic relations for the first time.
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