Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met last week with Israeli billionaire Haim Saban, the largest donor to the Israeli army, In order to discuss the opportunities of his contribution to the launch of artistic and cultural projects in Saudi Arabia.
Bin Salman told Saban at a meeting last week in the city of Yverley Hills, on the sidelines of his current visit to the United States, that "a new era in the relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia must be opened," the paper said in a report published on Friday.
The newspaper pointed out that bin Salman goal of his meeting with Saban, who also has US citizenship, discuss the opportunities to contribute to the launch of artistic and cultural projects, as the latter has accumulated a fortune by investing in the production of films and serials, in addition to monopoly shares in many of the Media organizations in the United States and Israel.
The newspaper said that the meeting between Bin Salman and Saban discussed the role that the latter can play as an investor in the field of film and advertising production in the launch of cultural and media projects in Saudi Arabia, pointing out that the meeting between the two comes after the Saudi agreement with AMC, Cinemas throughout Saudi Arabia.
He pointed out that Bin Salman had briefed Saban on his plans to reduce the restrictions imposed by the "strict interpretations" of religion on Saudi society.
She added that the Crown Prince briefed the Israeli investor on his vision for the future of Saudi Arabia and stressed that he seeks to diversify the Kingdom's economic resources as well as to turn it into a cultural center.
The newspaper is keen to recall that Bin Salman seeks through his meeting with Saban, to promote his person and ideas in order to draw attention to him.
Saban is a leading figure in the US political landscape, the largest donor to the Democratic Party, and his candidate for the recent presidential election, Hillary Clinton.
Saban also uses his political and financial position to organize the Saban Forum, which is held annually in Washington and turns into a demonstration in which senior US officials and legislators announce their interest in Israeli interests and their adoption of Tel Aviv positions.
Saban organizes an annual fundraising conference for the Israeli army in Los Angeles, where he is keen to use his reputation as a production company to bring in some of the most famous American artists to attend these conferences.
The Israeli army has sent a delegation of soldiers and soldiers to Saban's donation conferences, where soldiers talk about the nature of the military services they carry out.
