The Zionist Organization of America has urged Saudi Arabia to include Israel on its official maps.
In a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir in the kingdom earlier this year, ZOA President Mort Klein noted Israel was excluded from all of Saudi Arabia's official maps.
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"We're all delighted and heartened to hear about your desire to improve relations among the Saudis and the Israelis. Your words of wishing to educate young Saudis about the appropriateness and mutual benefits of enhanced relations with Israel were especially encouraging. However, in this room, directly behind you, is a very large map of the world, which shows every country on earth, yet wrongly does not show Israel. Instead, the large map shows 'Palestine' covering all of Israel," Klein remarked to Al-Jubeir.
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"How can Saudi Arabia educate Saudi youth and other Saudis of the mutual benefits of promoting relations with Israel, and to end antagonism towards Israel, if Israel is not even shown on the Saudi maps?" he asked.
Al-Jubeir, who spoke of improving ties with Israel, reportedly told Klein that the country would work on the issue.
In a statement commending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reported visit to Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prime Mohammed Bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Red Sea city of Neom last Sunday, ZOA again urged the Saudis to use the opportunity to include the Jewish state on official maps.
Reprinted with permission from JNS.org
