Monday, April 02, 2018

Israel and Saudi Arabia have many common interests and a meeting with a new leader is understandable.

March 18, 2018


Saudi Arabia (click here) officially announced Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s first meetings with Jewish religious leaders. On Wednesday, Prince Mohammed, often referred to as MBS, met with Rabbi Richard Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, Rabbi Steven Wernick, head of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and Allen Fagin, executive vice president of the Orthodox Union, the Saudi embassy said according to Bloomberg.

“The meeting emphasized the common bond among all people, particularly people of faith, which stresses the importance of tolerance, coexistence, and working together for a better future for all of humanity,” the embassy said....

There are also some topics MBS needs to discuss with Israel to end the violence between Israel and Palestine.

April 1, 2018
By Gideon Levy

The shooting on the Gaza border (click here) shows once again that the killing of Palestinians is accepted in Israel more lightly than the killing of mosquitoes....