Islam and the West Saudi Arabia finally feels a slight prick of conscience over Gaza massacre, urges US to be even-handed

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Islam and the West
Saudi Arabia finally feels a slight prick of conscience over Gaza massacre, urges US to be even-handed

A Prince urges US to become more even-handed: A prominent member of the Saudi royal family is warning the Obama administration (in an article in Financial times, London) that failure to alter US attitudes towards the Arab-Israeli conflict radically would threaten the kingdom's "special relationship" with the US and could force Riyadh to abandon its own support for a peaceful resolution of the dispute.. -- Roula Khalaf in London

 

Saudi Arabia's patience is running out: America is not innocent in this calamity. Not only has the Bush administration left a sickening legacy in the region, but it has also, through an arrogant attitude about the butchery in Gaza, contributed to the slaughter of innocents. If the US wants to continue playing a leadership role in the Middle East and keep its strategic alliances intact - especially its "special relationship" with Saudi Arabia - it will have to revise drastically its policies vis a vis Israel and Palestine. -- Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal

 

American-Israelis bristle at the slight protest from a vassal state: As Saudi Arabia is running out of patience, Turki al-Faisal calls for revising US policies drastically vis-à-vis Israel and Palestine. He begins it by recalling his own efforts over the decades to promote Arab-Israeli peace and especially the Abdullah Plan of 2002. .But after Israel launched its bloody attack on Gaza,. he writes, .these pleas for optimism and cooperation now seem a distant memory.. Then comes a threat: .Unless the new US Administration takes forceful steps to prevent any further suffering and slaughter of Palestinians, the peace process, the US-Saudi relationship and the stability of the region are at risk. -- Daniel Pipes
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