Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is on a roll. After introducing many social reforms and reportedly allowing Israeli planes, flying from India, to use Saudi airspace, he has now said something that was deemed unthinkable. Yes, in a drastic departure from the state policy, Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, has said that Israelis are entitled to live peacefully in their own land.

Prince Salman, who is making several efforts to develop a modern Saudi state and economy, told this to US magazine The Atlantic. This has once again indicated that relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel are warming up.

Asked if he believes the Jewish people have a right to a nation-state in at least part of their ancestral homeland, Mohammed bin Salman replied: