The Persian Gulf country of Oman is holding a discussion on Monday about amending its law boycotting Israel, the WAF news agency reported on Sunday.
According to the report, the Oamni Shura Council will convene and deliberate over a law requiring the boycott of all Israeli individuals and entities.
Oman, which has no official ties with Israel, refused to allow Israel to use its airspace even after Saudi Arabia finally granted the Jewish state permission to do so earlier this year.
In 2018, then-Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to Oman.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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In the meantime, Israel National News is running the headline: Oman discusses expanding boycott of Israel
Oman’s Shura Council discusses expansion of boycott of Israel and prohibition of all contact with Israelis.
Council Vice-President Yaaqoub Al-Harethi said the amendment, proposed by several Council members, seeks to “expand the criminalization, boycott of this entity” and prohibit all contact with Israelis by any means, in person or virtual.
Monday’s session ended with the proposal referred to the Council’s legislative committee, according to the report.
The decision is contrary to reports which surfaced on Sunday and which said that Oman would discuss lifting the boycott of Israel.