Ex-Saudi intel chief to ToI: Riyadh will consider normalization when Israel acts normally

https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-saudi-intel-chief-to-toi-riyadh-will-consider-normalization-when-israel-acts-normally/

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  1. Not sure how noteworthy this is.

    -Turki Al-Faisal hasn’t been the Intel chief in over 20 years, and has always been a bit more anti-Israel than the Saudi government itself. (IIRC he argued that Oct 7th had achieved long term goals for Palestinians)

    -Saudi-Israel relations are in many ways normalized already, just not officially so. To my understanding there is a lot of bilateral cooperation especially when it comes to intel. The Saudis and the Gulf states generally see Iran (and its allies and proxies) as the predominant threat in the region – so they share a common set of enemies.

    3). Saudi probably doesn’t officially normalize relations with Israel until the establishment of a Palestinian state. This is true ( imo), but this has been the case for a very long time.

  2. Seriously, am i the only one being tired of middle ages mentality theocracies like KSA and Qatar (which stone people to death just because they’re gay or opposing their beliefs), lecturing Israel all of a sudden for “being normal”?

  3. “Why can’t you just be normal” – Saudi Arabia probably

  4. Or, we can be more honest: Riyadh wants normalization and all the economic benefits it entails, but if it casts aside the Palestinian problem, they’ll have to put down unrest within their own populace, so rather than risk their power domestically, they pretend to care about this element, and hope Israel magically solves it on its own, so the Saudi royal family can maintain a crafted image of righteousness to their citizens while secretly wanting to just move on with it and build a region focused on economic development rather than terroristic bullshit. (meanwhile, still having oppressive domestic policies at home regardless)

  6. What do they mean by acting normally? Saudi Arabia executed almost 350 people this year alon (over things Israel and no western country executes people for) is that normal?

  7. But how many journalists do you need to saw in pieces before Saudi Arabia thinks you are normal?

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