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September 22, 2023

When It Comes to Peace with Israel, Many Saudis Have Religious Concerns

Popular priorities don’t match the diplomatic conversation.

While roughly a third of Saudis are willing to cooperate with the Jewish state in matters of technology and commerce, far fewer are willing to allow Israeli teams to compete within the kingdom—let alone support diplomatic normalization. These are just a few results of a recent, detailed, and professional opinion survey—a rarity in Saudi Arabia—that has much bearing on current negotiations involving Washington, Jerusalem, and Riyadh. David Pollock notes some others:

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September 22, 2023

  1. When It Comes to Peace with Israel, Many Saudis Have Religious Concerns

    Popular priorities don’t match the diplomatic conversation.

  2. UNESCO Can’t Admit a Biblical City’s Connection to Jewish History

    Jericho is now a world heritage site in the “state of Palestine.”

  3. The Israeli Right Seems to Be Pointing toward a New Way of Avoiding Constitutional Crisis

    Changing rhetoric about checks, balances, and judicial reform.

  4. Reports of the Death of the Synagogue Have Been Highly Exaggerated

    But the problems are real, and need new solutions.

  5. A High Holiday Prayerbook Dedicated to an American Jewish Soldier in Dutch

    David Meyer Wald, of blessed memory.