Israel can be Saudi Arabia's 'potential ally', Mohammed bin Salman says

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has called Israel a "potential ally" and said in a wide-ranging interview published on Thursday that he wants to "work it out" with Iran.
 

Saudi Crown Prince also called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi "a huge mistake" for which he was unfairly blamed.
 

"For us, we hope that the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is solved," the prince told The Atlantic, according to a transcript issued by the official Saudi Press Agency.

"We don't look at Israel as an enemy, we look to them as a potential ally, with many interests that we can pursue together... But we have to solve some issues before we get to that."

Saudi Arabia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, but in 2020 Persian Gulf allies Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates normalised ties with the Zionist regime
 

The controversial normalisation deals angered the Palestinians, who condemned them as a "stab in the back".