The Associated Press reported from Beirut, Lebanon, today that the first American Jew since 1946 visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday and was received for 45 minutes by King Saud at Riadh Palace. The visitor was Alfred M. Lilienthal, of the American Council for Judaism, and anti-Zionist author of the book “What Price Israel?” Mr. Lilienthal is now touring the Arab League states.
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