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April 3, 2018       Share:    

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/04/mohammed-bin-salman-iran-israel/557036/

Saudi Crown Prince Recognizes Jewish Peoples' Right to "Their Own Land"

(Atlantic) Jeffrey Goldberg - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told me he recognizes the right of the Jewish people to have a nation-state of their own next to a Palestinian state. "I believe the Palestinians and the Israelis have the right to have their own land." No Arab leader has ever acknowledged such a right. "Our country doesn't have a problem with Jews. Our Prophet Muhammad married a Jewish woman. Not just a friend - he married her. Our prophet, his neighbors were Jewish. You will find a lot of Jews in Saudi Arabia, coming from America, coming from Europe." "Israel is a big economy compared to their size and it's a growing economy, and of course there are a lot of interests we share with Israel." If Prince Mohammed actually achieves what he says he wants to achieve, the Middle East will be a changed place.

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