Video: Jews Sing the Saudi National Anthem With Muslims During Hanukkah Celebration in the U.S

The Israeli Foreign Ministry shared a video clip across its social media platforms of "Jews and their Muslim friends" performing the Saudi national anthem during a Hanukkah celebration.  

Jews celebrate Hanukkah, or "Festival of Lights," for a period of eight days, starting from the evening of December 22 until the evening of the 30th.

"Jews sing with their Muslim friends the Saudi national anthem in a joint ceremony for Jews and Arabs in the United States to celebrate the Jewish Hanukkah holiday," commented the social media account "Israel in Arabic" on the video. "Yes to peace and coexistence between religions."

The moment was captured after a video of the Saudi activist, Muhammad Saud, speaking on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went viral.

Muhammad Saud had written on his Twitter account, “Prime Minister Netanyahu called me, I'm thrilled about that, I hope he wins and brings peace to the Middle East."

Translation: “Don’t be surprised that I respect Israel, at the end of the day, Saudi Arabia and Israel are two great nations that have always supported one another.” 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there's an “importance for normalization with the Arab countries to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

Netanyahu recently spoke about a rapprochement and a trend towards normalization between Israel and the Gulf states, especially in light of the necessity to face a "common enemy" that Iran represents.