Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/REUTERS)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke his public silence on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder on Friday.
Speaking at the Craiova summit, a conference of Balkan states, Netanyahu said “what happened in the Istanbul consulate was horrendous and it should be duly dealt with. Yet the same time I say it, it is very important for the stability of the world, for the region and for the world, that Saudi Arabia remain stable.”
The Khashoggi case has roiled world politics and media for the past month, since the journalist first disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. As it became apparent that Khashoggi was murdered inside the consulate, Saudi officials have scrambled to explain the disappearance before eventually admitting that he was killed.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday dismissed attempts by Riyadh to blame Khashoggi’s “savage” killing on rogue operatives, saying the person who ordered the death of the prominent Saudi journalist must “be brought to account.”
Balancing Israel’s warming relations with Saudi Arabia against the international outcry about the murder, Netanyahu shifted the focus back on Iran: “I think that a way must be found to achieve both goals,” he said. “Because the larger problem is Iran and we have to make sure that Iran does not continue the malign activities that it has been doing over the last few weeks in Europe. We have helped uncover two terrorist attacks – one in Paris, and the other one in Copenhagen, organized by the Iranian secret service.”
Earlier this week, news broke that the Mossad provided Denmark with crucial information that thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate an Iranian separatist leader in the Scandinavian country, which led Denmark recall its ambassador from Iran and call for new sanctions against Tehran.
In a similar incident in June, Israel helped uncover an Iranian plot to attack an opposition rally in France.
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“Blocking Iran is uttermost on our agenda for security, not merely for Israel but I believe for Europe and the world as well,” Netanyahu concluded.
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