(Via Globalpost)
Iran: The one issue Israel and Saudi Arabia can openly agree on (via GlobalPost)
Enlarge An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium production at nuclear power plant of Natanz, as Iran halted production of 20 percent enriched uranium…
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The Real News reported on this tacit alliance a couple of months ago :
As early as 2002 when the then Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah put forward the initiative at the Arab League summit to recognize Israel provided that she withdrew to pre-1967 borders showed that the Saudis were in favor of moving closer to Israel and integrating Israel into the region, which is a good thing.
I agree with you, Farhang. Integrating Israel peaceably into the region would be a very good thing, especially for US. If Israel could no longer be presented as poor little beleaguered country fighting for its life against bloodthirsty neighbors wanting to drive the Jews into the sea — that would take the wind from AIPAC sails.
Yes. An alliance which shows the distance between the Arab tyrants and their people, I dare say.
One writer thinks Iran is successfully striking back, interestingly, at Davis.