Posts Tagged: Saudi Arabia Israel
Implications of the Latest Iranian Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities
The past two weeks have seen a considerable escalation in the fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen. The latter recently succeeded in...
Saudi Censorship Focuses on Internal vs. External Issues
The contours of public engagement in Saudi Arabia are evident in the contrast between passionate debates over issues such as a proposal to remove the sword...
Formal Relations Between Israel and Saudi Arabia: A Question of ‘When,’ Not ‘If’
As a wave of normalization agreements between Israel and Arab Sunni states have swept the region, many have asked when regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia will...
Saudi Arabia vs. the Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood was established in Egypt in 1928 to engage in three pursuits: to fight the British occupation of Egypt, to struggle against the...
Why Saudi Arabia Should Make Peace With Israel Now
I spent the weekend reading Ben Hubbard’s book MBS, about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Hubbard, who is The New York Times' Beirut bureau chief,...
Politics, America, and Culture: Behind Saudi Arabia’s Hesitation
Many are puzzled by the Saudi reluctance to join the peace train and normalize relations with Israel. It is clear, after all, that Riyadh gave...
Normalizing With Cairo Rather Than Riyadh Could Be a Major Achievement
It has become almost a mantra that the prime objective of the Abraham Accords is a peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel. This overlooks...
Saudi Chairmanship of G20 Proves a Mixed Blessing
Lockdowns and other public health safety measures, coupled with the evisceration of air travel, meant that numerous preparatory meetings and brainstorming sessions for the Saudi-chaired...
Should the US Support Saudi Arabia’s Intervention in Yemen?
The Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, is mistaken to call for an end to US support and involvement in Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen. Biden...
Free Speech in Saudi Arabia? Not If You Support Israel
In media appearances that shook conservative Saudi Arabia, Saudi journalist and commentator Abdul Hameed Ghabin came out strongly against Iran and against the Palestinians. His...
Saudi Arabia’s Problems: Coronavirus, the Economy, and Geopolitics
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) may feel the global coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout are the more immediate of his problems as...
The Myth of Saudi Moderation
JNS.org - They almost had me believing. The Saudis, that is. Last week, they almost had me believing that they are truly becoming moderate and really...
Arab Recognition of the Holocaust
Muslim World Society chairman Saudi Sheik Muhammad Issa visited Auschwitz on January 23 with a delegation of leading Muslim clerics. One of the most prominent was Lebanese...
Saudi Arabia and Israel: Who Needs Whom?
The relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia has been warming up for some time. Both countries were alarmed by what their respective governments saw as...
