Cooper, an Orthodox rabbi and the director of global social action for the Simon Wiesenthal Center advocacy group, “politely” refused the request with the backing of US embassy staff.
The business will open as part of wider plans known as Vision 2030 to build a post-oil economy.
Speaking in English from his seat, Shlomo Karhi wore a blue suit and a crocheted skullcap on his head and spoke into a handheld microphone.
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday.
Jews made the pilgrimage to the Temple Mount as part of Rosh Hashanah celebrations on Sunday evening accompanied by heavy security detail.
The Saudi government wrote a letter saying all participants would be allowed in, without mentioning Israelis.
Focusing on the daily steps towards or away from the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia may be doing more harm than good. A longer-term perspective is needed.
Blinken was the second top US official to visit Washington's closest strategic ally in the Middle East in less than a month, following a May 7 trip by White House national security adviser Sullivan.
The US and the GCC called on Iran “to immediately reverse course, cease its nuclear provocations and engage in meaningful diplomacy."
The crew members were also in possession of 10.5 kg of lemons, as well as other fruits and vegetables.
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