Statement made after NYT reports the White House "sees serious prospects for an accord" between Israel and Saudi Arabia if "significant progress" is made between Israel and Palestinians.
Election rally comments come after columnist Thomas Friedman, in a piece published on Thursday, says Biden was considering whether to pursue a US-Saudi mutual security pact that would involve Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel.
National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita agreed on Wednesday to set a date "in the near future" for what would be Netanyahu's first visit to the kingdom, the prime minister's statement said.
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen says move, coming three years after peace deal as part of Abraham Accords, “will strengthen relations between the countries and the nations” and advance regional stability.
Although reportedly the team will not openly display their Israeli identity in public, their nationality will not be concealed during the tournament.
The upper echelons of the Biden administration believe that normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel would represent an event of singular importance in the continued realignment of the Middle East, and could equally benefit Biden, who is seeking reelection next year.
EXCLUSIVE: The conventional wisdom among policy makers is that the thaw in relations is only in its initial state and that a full-fledged agreement on normalization will take at least several months and perhaps even a year, if it culminates in a successful outcome.
Washington is said to be examining demands put forth by Riyadh as conditions for normalization with Jerusalem, one of which is for a civilian nuclear program.
"The Holocaust must be viewed as the ultimate warning against where intolerance can lead if left unchecked," Amit Deri, founder of Sharaka, says.
At least 56 civilians have died in the clashes between the military and the paramilitary.