Israel and Saudi Arabia : forging ties on quicksand

• Main Author: Dorsey, James M
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79303; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24373
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Distrust of US-led efforts for a negotiated end to the Iranian nuclear crisis, animosity towards the Muslim Brotherhood, a shared determination to defeat Al Qaeda, and questions about the reliability of the US as an ally have persuaded Saudi Arabia and Israel to go public with their tacit alliance d...