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2020-12-01 Arabia
Saudi prince delays normalization pact with Israel due to Biden win — report
Whatevs. Actions speak louder than words, and the Magic Kingdom reportedly has been secretly working with Israel for a decade or so, even while talking loudly of eternal war with the Zionist Entity. Eventually y’all will come out of the closet.
[IsraelTimes] Mohammed bin Salman
...Crown Prince and modernizer of Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
as of 2016. The Turks hate him, so he must be all right, despite the occasional brutal murder of Qatar-owned journalists...
hopes US-brokered deal under incoming administration could help ’cement relations’ with president-elect, says WSJ citing Saudi, US officials
Posted by trailing wife 2020-12-01 01:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Saudi Arabia 

#1 Not a surprise. For all their undesirable qualities, the Saudis are very good at figuring out which way the wind is blowing.

Expect 4 years of stagnation in the Middle East at the very best.
Posted by Tom 2020-12-01 14:25||   2020-12-01 14:25|| Front Page Top

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