Israelis in Riyadh - Why the Saudis want to Normalise? with Sami Hamdi

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The so-called Abraham Accords, delivered by the Trump Administration and embraced by Biden, has solidified Israel’s position in the Middle East. To date, normalisation has been enthusiastically embraced by the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. But the United States knows that the ‘prize’ is Saudi Arabia. In recent weeks the mood music has been positive for Americans. It is suggested a deal may be concluded very soon, with the de-facto Saudi leader Muhammad Bin Salman holding out for concessions before he signs on the dotted line.

Our guest this week is Sami Hamdi, the Managing Director of the International Interest, a global risk and intelligence company. He advises governments on the geopolitical dynamics of Europe and the MENA region and has significant expertise in advising companies on commercial issues related to volatile political regions. Sami is also featured as a commentator for Al Jazeera (Arabic and English), Sky News, BBC and TRT World.

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The Thinking Muslim Podcast Episode 108

00:00 Introduction
01:57 Response from last interview
04:59 Importance of political awareness
07:49 Aims of Israel
16:10 Defacto Normalised?
24:20 Commitment to Palestinians?
30:46 Anger on Muslim streets?
36:07 Saudi security aims
45:30 Saudi autonomous?
51:49 US Saudi-China relations?
58:30 US retreat?
1:03:57 Erdogan and Israel
1:11:58 Erdogan’s tactics?
1:16:55 Palestinians?
1:24:41 How important is Palestine?