Libya's quiet shift: Normalization with Israel might still be on the table
MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: Libya’s PM rejected normalization with Israel, but secret talks between the two countries and strategic interests keep the issue alive despite strong public opposition.
Libya's recent history with its Jewish inhabitants has not been positive, and relations with Israel almost nonexistent. Here, Libyans hold signs during a demonstration against the presence of Jews in Libya and the reopening of the Dar Bishi Synagogue in Tripoli, in 2011.(photo credit: Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images)ByMATHILDA HELLER
