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Secret meeting of Netanyahu, Saudi crown prince

Top leaders from Israel and Saudi Arabia reportedly held their first-ever meeting in secret over the weekend. Israeli media first reported the meeting but Saudi Arabia denied it happened. All of this comes as the Trump administration urges more countries across the region to form ties with Israel to help ramp up pressure against Iran. CBS News State Department and foreign affairs reporter Christina Ruffini joins CBSN to explain the latest developments.

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The Dish: Superstar Israeli chef Eyal Shani

Eyal Shani is a bona fide superstar chef in his native Israel, and a regular judge on the country's version of "MasterChef." He's turned his casual pita restaurant Miznon into a global phenomenon, with locations in Tel Aviv, Paris, Vienna, Melbourne and two in New York. In April, Shani opened up a second location of his high-end eatery HaSalon in New York, after the restaurant revolutionized the dining scene in Tel Aviv. Dana Jacobson reports.

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Inside the labs crafting slaughter-free meat

The United Nations is urging people to eat less meat, claiming that animal agriculture is a leading cause of greenhouse gases and that eating fewer animals could free up millions of acres of land. Some high-tech laboratories in Tel Aviv are pioneering a new way to make that happen: slaughter-free meat. So-called “clean meat” is created out of cells from farm animal tissues. It's real steak and real chicken, but no animals are involved. Seth Doane reports.

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Final Resting Place, Tel Aviv, The Many Meryls

At some cemeteries, graves were desecrated so more plots could be sold. Is enough being done to protect bereaved families? Then, Israel's largest city is bordered on all sides by danger, but its residents now seem more focused on its beaches, bars, and booming high-tech industry; Also, Meryl Streep discusses her career in acting, her greatest performances, and her Oscar-winning part as the "Iron Lady," British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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