"‘An open secret’: Saudi Arabia and Israel get cozy" Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Nov 2017 4:32 p.m. PST |
"In the Middle East, your enemy's enemy is your friend. For Israel, Saudi Arabia's growing willingness to confront Iranian influence in the Middle East presents an opening for an awkward alliance. As the kingdom's dynamic new crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, tries to rally an anti-Iran coalition, Israel — with the blessing of the Trump administration — is presenting itself as a willing and able partner. The appetite for cooperation between two of America's closest allies in the Middle East has grown in recent years as their security interests have dovetailed. Both Israel and Saudi Arabia view Iran's growing influence in the region as an existential threat and want to squash militant Islamist groups like ISIS and Iran's main proxy, Hezbollah. A U.S. official who witnessed a Saudi and Israeli official hold a closed-door meeting together recently said such informal meetings have been taking place for "at least five years."…."
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| Pictors Studio | 15 Nov 2017 8:59 p.m. PST |
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| PMC317 | 16 Nov 2017 3:10 a.m. PST |
Huh. I wonder how the crazies are taking that. Badly, I would imagine. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC  | 16 Nov 2017 10:17 a.m. PST |
Crazies of all types must be being driven crazy. It's almost like reminding people that Hitler was a vegetarian: a fact that drives both vegetarians and Nazis crazy. |
| Tango01 | 16 Nov 2017 11:10 a.m. PST |
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| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 16 Nov 2017 11:52 a.m. PST |
Why not? They're not even frienemies. 9/11 didn't happen to Israel. |
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