Saudi newspaper wishes Jews around the world happy new year in Hebrew
The message from Arab News comes amid an American push to mediate a normalisation deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
A Saudi Newspaper wished Jews around the world a happy new year during Rosh Hashanah by temporarily changing its profile picture on X with the text “Shana Tova” in Hebrew.
Arab News, an English-language daily newspaper published in Saudi Arabia, published a picture with apples and honey, saying “Shana Tova,” in Hebrew.
The newspaper, which is closely associated with royal family ruling Saudi Arabia, was established as the first English-language daily in the Kingdom in 1975.
I never thought I would see something like this in my lifetime, but here we are:
Saudi Arabia’s Arab News newspaper wishing Jews a happy new year, in its profile pic, in Hebrew: https://t.co/hmNXLl2b07 pic.twitter.com/MIlN2eBLXQ
— Oren Kessler (@OrenKessler) September 16, 2023
The new year greeting comes amid an American push to mediate a normalisation deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, something the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a top priority for his government.
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