Costly diplomacy?


Netanyahu (left) and MBS strike different tones in their governments' efforts to normalise relations. — AFP/AP

IT’S not just Saudi Arabia that puts a high US price on diplomatic relations with Israel. So does Israel.

A confidante of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, was in Washington DC this week for talks with senior officials, including US President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan.

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