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Our fair weathered Saudi friendFor now, we have a Saudi ally in the young crown prince. So long as no one in Israel loses his head, and no one in Saudi Arabia exploits the alliance to chop off Muhammad’s head.By Caroline B. GlickApril 4, 2018 20:05Have we entered a new period of sweetness and light with our Arab neighbors? On Monday The Atlantic published an interview the magazine’s editor Jeffrey Goldberg conducted with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman.Hours after its publication, the responses began pouring in.The basic line, repeated by all major newspapers, is that the Saudi crown prince recognized Israel’s right to exist. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt gushed about it on his Twitter feed.Read more at: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Our-fair-weathered-Saudi-friend-547933
Then, in a few paragraphs down, she mentions that Muslim concept of "taqiyah" (you can fool people if it is for the greater good of Islam is the way I see it), could the Prince be pulling the wool over our eyes? I think Glick is usually wrong in my view, if I remember her point of view; but it's still worth considering.
Flat out tell the Saudi dude, we will "trust but verify." And then do so.
@truth_seeker That makes sense to me. I think a Saudi-Israeli rapprochement could be really positive. I'm just not sure how they could possibly deal with the Wahhabi backlash.
You never know with muslims. I learned their word taqqiya in 1979. They respond to strength.Iran released our hostages the very day Reagan was inaugurated.OTOH they laugh behind their backs, at weak appeasers like Carter and Obama.