Saudi Arabia opposes Palestinian statehood – Riyadh is convinced based on the Palestinian track record that a Palestinian state would constitute another rogue anti-Saudi regime. | JNS.org

(May 21, 2020 / JNS) Notwithstanding Saudi Arabia’s philo-Palestinian talk, Riyadh considers the Palestinian issue a low priority. It ranks significantly lower than the clear and present lethal threat posed by Iran’s ayatollahs; the potential tectonic eruption in Iraq; the lethal threat from volcanic Yemen; and the domestic powder keg in the oil-rich and Shi’ite-dominated Qatif and al-Hasa areas.