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The Arab Peace Initiative: A Primer and Future Prospects

September 21, 2011 | Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S., Saudi Arabia was under intense scrutiny since 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis. In Feb. 2002, Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia proposed to Israel "full withdrawal" from the territories in return for "full normalization."

Hatred’s Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism

2011 | Amb. Dore Gold

In the global search for culprits and causes in the rise of terrorism, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold shines a spotlight on a nation many think of as a close ally of the United States: Saudi Arabia. As he explains in Hatred’s Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism, Gold believes that the Saudi government is greatly influenced by the Islamist sect known as Wahhabism and, he explains, that influence has lead to Saudi support of terrorism in the Middle East, Europe, the United States and around the world.

Saudi Arabia Contends with the Social Media Challenge

February 8, 2011 | Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

Internet surveillance in Saudi Arabia is quite widespread. Many of those involved in filtering are Saudi “U.S.-educated techies” who understand the idea of Internet freedom but don’t think it applies to Saudi Arabia. On January 1, the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information announced a new regulation requiring all Internet publishing sites to register and get a license.

Sunni vs. Shiite in Saudi Arabia

January 16, 2011 | Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

King Abdullah’s Illness and the Saudi Succession

December 8, 2010 | Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

Arms for the King and His Family: The U.S. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

November 4, 2010 | Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

Rising Tension between Iran and the Gulf States

May 14, 2010 | Amb. Zvi Mazel

The Saudi Connection to the Mumbai Massacres: Strategic Implications for Israel

February 12, 2009 | Col. (res.) Jonathan Fighel

The Erosion of Al-Qaeda’s Power in Saudi Arabia

June 13, 2007 | Mordechai Abir

Russia’s New Middle Eastern Policy: Back to Bismarck?

March 20, 2007 | Ariel Cohen

Global Oil Supply Security and Al-Qaeda’s Abortive Attack on Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia

March 16, 2006 | Mordechai Abir

Eran Lerman on Hatred’s Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism by Dore Gold and Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude by Robert Baer

March 1, 2006 | Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman

The Chabad Lubavitch Movement: Filling the Jewish Vacuum Worldwide

December 15, 2005 | Prof. Samuel Heilman

U.S.-Saudi Relations After Hurricane Katrina: Increased Oil Dependency and the Vulnerability of Saudi Oil Installations

September 18, 2005 | Mordechai Abir

The Succession of Saudi King Abdallah, the Oil Market, and Regional Politics

August 3, 2005 | Mordechai Abir