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“Radical Islamic extremism itself may well sputter out and die over the long run, one birth date and funeral at a time”

WORLD AFFAIRS JOURNAL Saudi Arabia Lightens Up On Women-A Little by Michael J. Totten June 6, 2018 Saudi Arabia is about to become slightly less like a Taliban state. Hardline Sunni Wahhabis have long enforced strict gender segregation and the … Continue reading

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“Attendees were stunned when they heard Saudi Crown Prince comment on Palestinian issue. “People literally fell off their chairs”

AXIOS by Barak Ravid of Israel’s Channel 10 news Saudi Crown Prince: Palestinians should take what the U.S. offers April 29, 2018 In a closed-door meeting with heads of Jewish organizations in New York on March 27th, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed … Continue reading

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Israel comments don’t sit well with Palestinians

TIMES OF ISRAEL Palestinian terror groups seethe over Saudi crown prince’s pro-Israel comments by Khaled Abu Toameh April 4, 2018 Palestinian terror groups on Wednesday accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of paving the way for “normalization” between the … Continue reading

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“If the Saudis recognize Israel and, ideally, other states follow suit, it will force Palestinians to come to terms with Israel”

JERUSALEM POST The Saudi crown prince should electrify the world by recognizing Israel by Shmuley Boteach March 26, 2018 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman came to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump and was lauded for many of … Continue reading

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If Saudi Arabia grants El Al airspace this would be huge

REUTERS Israel’s El Al seeks international help to access Saudi airspace by Tova Cohen and Ari Rabinovitch March 1, 2018 Israel’s flag carrier El Al has asked an airline industry lobby group to help it access Saudi Arabian airspace, so … Continue reading

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“Saudi Arabia’s rulers have lots of worries, but Trump’s announcement about the holy city isn’t one of them”

FOREIGN POLICY Mohammed Bin Salman Doesn’t Want to Talk about Jerusalem by Robert Satloff December 14, 2017 Saudi Arabia, the protector of Islam and home to its two holiest sites, is a good place to judge the impact of President … Continue reading

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Iran to SaudiArabia: Drop your new pal Israel and nobody gets hurt

WASHINGTON POST Iran says ‘good relations’ possible if Saudis change by Associated Press December 10, 2017 President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is ready to restore ties with Saudi Arabia if it stops bombing Yemen and cuts its alleged ties with Israel. … Continue reading

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“Today, the US government pours $65.1 million annually into various regional studies centers run by staffers who overwhelmingly possess strong anti-American and anti-Western biases, which they are communicating to their students”

JNS.ORG Who is finding their way into American students’ minds? by Sarah N. Stern November 28, 2017 …The Middle Eastern Studies programs widely use a supplementary curriculum guide by Audrey Shabbas, called “The Arab World Studies Notebook”—a joint publication by … Continue reading

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“Putin, Rouhani and Erdogan are right that, as of now, they are the victors in Syria. But let us not empower them by believing them invincible”

JERUSALEM POST Portents of Quagmires in Syria by Caroline B. Glick November 23, 2017 …Russia’s alliance with Iran and Turkey is predicated on Russia remaining in Syria – come what may. And what is coming is not likely to be pretty. … Continue reading

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Crown Prince Salman on Iran: “We learned from Europe that appeasement doesn’t work”

ISRAEL HAYOM Saudi crown prince calls Iranian leader ‘new Hitler’ by Reuters and Staff November 24, 2017 Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the Supreme Leader of Iran “the new Hitler of the Middle East” in an … Continue reading

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