https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/qantas...bs-ng-p-207183
Israel is trying to persuade Saudi Arabia to allow direct special Hajj pilgrimage flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca for its citizens. Saudi restrictions mean they have to endure a 1610km bus route across the Jordan river and through the Saudi desert. Just two months ago, President Trump broke a longstanding taboo by flying between the two nations.