Saudi Arabia
Washington is examining Riyadh’s conditions for peace with Jerusalem, including establishing a civilian nuclear program.
“Those who partner with Iran, partner with misery. Look at Lebanon. Look at Yemen. Look at Syria. Look at Iraq,” said the Israeli prime minister.
Hamas-Riyadh rapprochement talks look to be in the cards.
Riyadh’s recent moves have experts worrying the kingdom may be shifting out of the U.S.-Israeli sphere of influence and closer to Tehran.
Following meetings with the Saudi monarch in Riyadh, the GOP senator warns Jerusalem not to lose focus on the chance to build “lasting peace and stability in the Middle East.”
The South Carolina senator is in Jerusalem after a visit to Jeddah in which he said that he would work on normalizing Israeli-Saudi ties.
Riyadh refused to issue visas to the delegation from the Gaza-based terrorist organization, according to Iranian media.
The terror group’s boss, Ismail Haniyeh, is in Mecca on a religious and political mission.
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and Ethiopian government think tank signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Jerusalem summit.
“All signs indicate that China is strategically, not sporadically, deepening its engagement in Persian Gulf economies,” Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS.
Riyadh is following the lead of other Sunni Arab countries in its effort to secure concessions from Washington to boost its security in exchange for a regional peace agreement.
“The Caroline Glick Show,” with guest Amnon Lord, Ep. 45
