PM says Biden’s direct flight from Israel to Saudi Arabia ‘will carry with it a message of peace and hope from us’; US president says his trip is ‘steps toward normalization’.
By TOI STAFF
Prime Minister Yair Lapid arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on July 10, 2022. (Maya Alleruzzo / POOL / AFP)
In a message to Saudi Arabia ahead of US President Joe Biden’s expected direct flight from Israel to there this week, Prime Minister Yair Lapid called on Sunday for all countries in the region to build ties with Israel.
“From Jerusalem, the [US] president’s plane will fly to Saudi Arabia, and he will carry with it a message of peace and hope from us,” Lapid said at the opening of the weekly cabinet meeting.









