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Saudi Official Shakes Hands with Israelis in Rare Meeting
Arutz Sheva ^ | 17/12/13 | Elad Benari

Posted on 12/16/2013 6:40:12 PM PST by Eleutheria5

A rare meeting took place on Sunday between a member of the Saudi royal family and Israeli officials, reports NRG/Maariv.

The meeting took place at the World Policy Conference in Monaco, where Prince Turki Al-Faisal, former head of the Saudi secret services and formerly his country’s ambassador to the United States, met MK Meir Sheetrit (Hatnua) and Itamar Rabinovich, formerly Israel’s ambassador to the U.S.

According to NRG/Maariv, the Saudi prince publicly shook hands with Rabinovich and held a discussion with MK Sheetrit.

The report said that Sheetrit invited the Saudi prince to address the Knesset, to which the prince replied that this would not be beneficial as long as Israel did not accept the Arab peace initiative. He called on Israel to accept the initiative so that details of its implementation can then be discussed.

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NRG/Maariv further reported that Prince Turki Al-Faisal lauded the efforts being made by Secretary of State John Kerry in promoting peace talks but, in a hint of criticism against the administration in Washington, said that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas need patronage from a responsible third party and expressed doubts that President Barack Obama could be that responsible party.

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On the Syrian issue the prince ridiculed President Obama who “set red lines which in time became pink lines which then completely blurred out.”

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abbas; alfaisal; handshake; houseofsaud; iran; israel; itamarrabinovich; johnkerry; kerry; meirsheetrit; monaco; netanyahu; nuclear; obama; pinklines; redline; redlines; saudi; saudiarabia; syria; syrianwar; turki; turkialfaisal; waronterror
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To: Eleutheria5

There you go...


21 posted on 12/16/2013 7:32:32 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Reagan 1980: Shining city on a hill / RNC 2013: Dim flickering candle in a dark deserted dungeon.)
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To: BitWielder1
For a while their common hatred for Israel and USA tied them together

Even that was mainly words. The Arab monarchies and republics have detested each other from the start. The only times they ever cooperated were during the wars with Israel. They couldn't even stick together during the oil embargo (FYI: Saddam Husein was the first to break it by selling oil to the US).

22 posted on 12/16/2013 7:46:35 PM PST by SeeSharp
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks Eleutheria5.


23 posted on 12/16/2013 8:15:57 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: Eleutheria5

You should listen to Walid Shoebat. A few weeks ago he said something to the effect that the Iranians would attack Saudi Arabia before they’d attack Israel. I was wondering, reading the Scripture where it speaks of Saudi becoming a flaming tar pit, a place where only jackals would inhabit, as this would then be an end-times prophetic event come to pass. Iran is quickly getting ready for production of nuclear weapons, and our so-called treaty with them requires NADA on their part, limits nada in regards to their weapons production, and they recently pulled out, knowing that the Won will do nothing. This is getting more interesting as we see things unfold. I am no prophet, but look how things have escalated since the election of BHO. There is no doubt that we are soon to face the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse, if we have not already entered that phase.


24 posted on 12/16/2013 8:17:44 PM PST by Shery (in APO Land)
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To: Eleutheria5

“Politics makes strange bedfellows.” was never truer. Now though, it might be more accurate to say “survival” rather than “politics”.


25 posted on 12/16/2013 8:26:12 PM PST by expat1000
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To: Shery

Saudi Arabia already is a desolate tar pit that only jackals inhabit. But they probably would blow up Mecca, too, which would be an improvement.


26 posted on 12/16/2013 8:42:36 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: nascarnation

China stepping in would be a big improvement. Sure, they have aspirations of world conquest, too, just like the Muzzies. But the Chinese are at least civilized and have the habits of civilized people.


27 posted on 12/16/2013 8:43:58 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Eleutheria5

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.


28 posted on 12/16/2013 8:55:29 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: Eleutheria5

The Saudis may want to ensure that Mecca is not one of Israel’s targets.
The Obama/Hagel regime may have to choose between Muslim Brotherhood / Ayatollahs / Al Qaida on one side and Netanyahu / Royal Saudis / Defenders of Christianity in Egypt on the other. It’s sad that we have to wonder what side Obama would come down on.


29 posted on 12/16/2013 9:18:39 PM PST by Rainier1789 (My Constitution has a 2nd and 10th Amendment)
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To: yarddog

Since among Arabs it’s brother against brother, brothers against father, the family against the clan, the clan against the tribe, Qys tribes against Yemen tribes, and the Arabs against the world, everybody is their enemy and the enemy of their enemy, so the world is their friend for being their enemy.


30 posted on 12/16/2013 9:23:40 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Shery

Don’t need Walid Shoebat for that. The Iranians made a public spectacle of it. Said so themselves that the first thing they’re gonna do when they acquire nuclear weapons is to blow the Saudi oil fields up. It’s not for nothing the Saudis have made arrangements with Pakistan for their ownnuclear weapons to dissuade the Shi’ite horde.


31 posted on 12/17/2013 4:59:02 AM PST by lbryce (Obama:The Worst is Yet To Come)
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To: SunkenCiv

http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/12/17/Dem-Bill-Would-End-Death-Penalty-for-Espionage-Treason-Assasinations


32 posted on 12/17/2013 7:20:21 AM PST by GOPJ ("Remember who the real enemy is... ")
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To: SunkenCiv

Timing’s interesting on finally exposing the Saudis for their part in 9/11?

It’s almost like we’re standing with Iran... just the timing... I do believe the Sauds were in on it all alone.

http://nypost.com/2013/12/15/inside-the-saudi-911-coverup/

from the link:

The Saudis deny any role in 9/11, but the CIA in one memo reportedly found “incontrovertible evidence” that Saudi government officials — not just wealthy Saudi hardliners, but high-level diplomats and intelligence officers employed by the kingdom — helped the hijackers both financially and logistically.


33 posted on 12/17/2013 7:28:46 AM PST by GOPJ ("Remember who the real enemy is... ")
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To: GOPJ

I’m sure these “journalists” will “uncover” evidence that the Saudis were behind the Iranian seizure of the US embassy in Teheran if that’s what Zero and company want.


34 posted on 12/18/2013 4:04:53 AM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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