Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), is cutting a new path for himself and his country. The new path includes more freedom for women, a more diversified economy (less oil, more other ventures), more moderate Islam.
Last Friday's post was about a possible partnership with Virgin Hyperloop One. If the deal goes through, there will be a new hyperloop route between Riyadh and Jeddah which will bring travel time down from the ten hours it takes now by public transport . . to a mere 76 minutes.
But the Prince's attitude toward Israel may be the biggest contrast to other parts of the Muslim Middle East.
Iran, for example, openly admits planning to destroy Israel. But "Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince has said that Israelis “have the right to have their own land” and that formal relations between Israel and the kingdom could be mutually beneficial."
"Instead of seeing Israel as an enemy, Prince Mohammed has come to view the Jewish state as an attractive regional economic and technological hub . ."
"I believe that each people, anywhere, has a right to live in their peaceful nation,”
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