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Saudi Crown Prince’s ‘Recognition’ of Israel Is Nothing New

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 4, 2018 The Atlantic's editor in chief breathlessly reported that Mohammed bin Salman told him that both Jews and Palestinians have a right to their own state. There is nothing unprecedented about what the Saudi royal said. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Saudi Prince Hypocritically Touts Religious Tolerance in New York City

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 29, 2018 It would be better for Mohammed bin Salman not to open his mouth on the subject until Christmas can be celebrated at a church in Riyadh, as it is at churches throughout the Muslim world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Ruinous War on Yemen

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 26, 2018 Saudi Arabia is dropping billions of dollars-worth of bombs supplied by the U.S. and the U.K. on Sana'a, the Yemen capital. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Saudi Prince Is Cashing In on Media Hype

Medea Benjamin / Truthdig Mar 19, 2018 Far from a major reformer, Prince Mohammad bin Salman is a brutal bully who tolerates no internal dissent in the Saudi kingdom and commits war crimes abroad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Saudi Crown Prince Implicated in a Murder at a Ritz Carlton

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 12, 2018 The body of Saudi Maj. Gen. Ali al-Qahtani is said to have shown up at a morgue bearing torture marks after being transported from the Riyadh hotel where he had been imprisoned by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Saudi King Fires Army Chief, Officers

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 27, 2018 The government offers no explanation for the seismic upheaval in the Saudi officer corps, but it is widely believed that the palace is impatient with the Yemen war quagmire. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

For First Time, Women Are Allowed Into a Saudi Sports Stadium

ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY / The Associated Press Jan 12, 2018 A soccer match takes on a historic dimension for rights in Saudi Arabia. The female spectators, however, are segregated in the "family section." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Did Trump Help Engineer the Saudi Soft Coup?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 7, 2018 In his new book "Fire and Fury," Michael Wolff makes a number of allegations about the U.S. president's role in the Gulf crisis that, if true, help explain the mess in that part of the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Zero Hour in Palestine

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 6, 2017 Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem eradicates all pretense of a peace agreement or respect for the rule of law. It leaves the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement as the last tool to achieve justice for Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )