Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz on Tuesday became the first Israeli minister to be granted an entry visa by the Saudi government, arriving in Riyadh to participate in a conference of the United Nations World Tourism Organization and mark World Tourism Day, celebrated annually on Sept. 27.
His visit comes amid warming relations between Jerusalem and Riyadh as the two work toward a normalization deal. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) said just last week that peace with the Jewish state is “getting closer every day.”
