Omani FM Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah: Israel Is A Part of the Region; The Torah And the Israelite Prophets Emerged In The Middle East

Omani FM Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah: Israel Is A Part of the Region; The Torah And the Israelite Prophets Emerged In The Middle EastSpeaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies' (IISS) 2018 Manama Dialogue, Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah said: "Israel is one of the countries in the region… Maybe it is time that Israel had the same privileges and duties as other countries." Bin Abdullah said that the Torah and the Israelite prophets emerged in the Middle East and that there had even been Jews in Medina. He stated that improved relations between Israel and its neighbors can be accomplished and that such relations would bring stability to the Middle East while serving both Palestinian and Israeli interests. Earlier in the Manama Dialogue, Bin Abdullah had expressed his support for the "Deal of the Century." Bin Abdullah made these comments in the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's October 26 visit to Oman. The video was uploaded to the Internet on October 27, 2018.See more: https://www.memri.org/tv/omani-fm-yusuf-alawi-abdullah-israel-part-of-region-support-deal-century

Posted by The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) on Thursday, November 1, 2018