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Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu received a warm welcome during his surprise visit to Oman in late October.

What made this visit even more interesting was that the two sides did nothing to conceal the news of the visit and the top level meetings in Muscat.

Netanyahu was officially invited to go to Muscat where Sultan Qaboos bin Sai'd welcomed him. During the visit, Netanyahu was accompanied by a high-ranking delegation including the Israeli intelligence chief and several other civilian and military officials. An entourage that was indicative of broad talks in Oman about a variety of issues.

The top level delegation accompanying Netanyahu could have also been an indication that the topics discussed in the meetings in Oman were not limited to peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. A topic like that could have been discussed just as well with Egypt or Jordan, particularly because Oman did not have diplomatic relations with Israel before this visit.

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