Prince Turki Al Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief, with Efraim Halevy, a former Israeli Mossad director with others at the Temple Emanu-El Strieicker Center in New York City on October 22, 2017 [James Reinl/Al Jazeera]
Jonathan Marcus, BBC: Israel and Saudi Arabia: What's shaping the covert 'alliance'
To all intents and purposes, Saudi Arabia and Israel are de facto allies in the struggle against Iran's rising influence in the region. It's a developing, but highly sensitive relationship, but every so often there is a hint of what may be going on beneath the surface.
Last week Israel's Chief of Staff, General Gadi Eisenkot, said in an interview with UK-based Saudi newspaper Elaph, that Israel was ready to exchange intelligence with the Saudis in order to confront Iran.
"There are shared interests and as far as the Iranian axis is concerned we are in full accord with the Saudis," he said.
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WNU Editor: The Iranians are bringing about some interesting alliances .... Iran Sees Its Rivals Uniting as Israel Talks Up Saudi Ties (Bloomberg)
Commentaries And Analysis On The Growing Israeli - Saudi Arabian Ties
More Evidence Saudi Arabia Is Warming to Israel -- Elliott Abrams, Newsweek
What is behind the covert Israeli-Saudi relations? -- Linah Alsaafin, Al Jazeera
Sadat to Salman: Israel at the expense of Palestine -- Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera
The Saudi-Israeli relationship status remains unchanged -- Arab News
Saudi Arabia's Jew-hating Founder Would Be Shocked by His Kingdom's Public Flirtation With Israel -- Seraj Assi, Haaretz
1 comment:
That's a warning for Iran, but with the good feeling of invincibility, I am not sure it will hear it.
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