Second, Iran's imposing its influence on various regions and third, its supplying arms [to proxies] to carry out missions, such as to Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Islamic Jihad.
He also said Israel is prepared to share intelligence with the Gulf kingdom in their joint efforts to curb Iranian influence in the region.
How long before the Israeli flag flies over Riyadh?
At a MEMO (The Middle East Monitor) conference in November 2017 entitled , "Crisis in Saudi Arabia: War Succession and Future "UK-based Palestinian Prof. Kamel Hawwash asked Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed of the London School of Economics if she thought that the Israeli flag would be flying over Riyadh within the next two years.
"In terms of an Israeli flag in Makkah or in Riyadh," she replied, "well, you don't need to raise the flag to have contacts."
Prof. Kamel Hawwash wrote, "My question was of course about the symbolism of the Israeli flag flying in Riyadh. Would the young pretender to the Saudi throne, Mohammed Bin Salman, actually establish formal, above-the-table relations with the Zionist state?"
There have, of course, been robust reports of growing normalization between Israel and Gulf States, essentially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Hawwash said, adding: They have included an "unofficial" visit to Israel by retired Saudi General Anwar Eshki in 2016; he met the Israeli Foreign Ministry's Director General and a group of Knesset members to "encourage dialogue in Israel on the Arab Peace Initiative."
In exchange for cooperation with the Trump administration and Israel to combat the perceived threat from Iran, Saudi Arabia seems to be willing to sacrifice Palestinian rights. In fact, it is ready to throw Palestinians to the dogs. It is reported that when Bin Salman recently "summoned" Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Riyadh it was to tell him either to accept the "ultimate peace deal" -- which will be made in Israel and marketed by Trump -- or resign.
"What the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince and all other normalizers appear to ignore is that Israel takes and never gives. It will take normalization but give nothing in exchange. If they think that Israeli jets will ever fly over Riyadh or Abu Dhabi to protect its newly found allies from a fictitious Iranian air strike, then they are deluded. They only need to look at Egypt and Jordan, the two Arab states which have long normalized relations with Israel, to see which party has benefited from their peace deals," Hawwash concluded.
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