How will the Saudis react to the offer of a lifetime?

It was revealed last week that Donald Trump has made a classic Trumpian offer: he proposed that the Saudis receive civilian nuclear assistance from the U.S., but only if they join the Abraham Accords. From comments made by the president’s spokeswoman, it would appear that the Trump White House has made other offers to Gulf countries that require their joining Bahrain and the UAE in the agreements and normalization with Israel. So how will the Saudis react, especially now that the deal has been made public?

Hatred is generally not a rational emotion. I could imagine some low-level SS officer making a presentation to Hitler showing that if they were nice to the Jews rather than rounding them up and sending them to concentration camps, the Reich would do better and be wealthier. Jews fought for the Fatherland in World War I and were involved in all parts of German business and society. Even if Hitler had been convinced of the utility of the Jews, his complete loathing would have made him continue along the path he chose. The Saudis now sit in the same position: which is better or less evil—peace with Israel and nuclear technology or looking for neutrons somewhere else and keeping the cold state of affairs with the Jewish state? The Wahhabi version of Islam is especially Jew-hating. Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) doesn’t seem the kind of leader to take the risk of making peace with Israel. There are today flights from Israel to the UAE and other locales that make use of Saudi airspace. There are stories of meetings and intelligence flowing between Israel and the kingdom. But making peace: he would have to risk his life and make a bold move, something that I believe is beyond him. It’s like a country club where the Jews are allowed in part of the facility but never in the club room. There is a limit to tolerance, and the nuclear bridge might just be one too........

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