A Saudi Arabian pundit has been interviewed on Israeli television for the first time ever.
Most Arab countries have no diplomatic ties with Israel and there has never been such a discussion with a Saudi national on Israeli TV.
But this week Abdulhameed Hakim, the director of the Middle East research institute in Jeddah, agreed to speak to Israel’s Channel 2 on the subject of the ongoing crisis over Qatar.
So far nine Middle Eastern countries have moved to indefinitely sever ties with Qatar over allegations that it supports terrorism and is attempting to destabilise the region.
