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[Human101948]

1. Birds of a feather flock together...

This is not going to go down well with many of the King's followers and friends.

[MADem]

2. This could be the beginning of the end for the KSA as we know it.

If this is true (and there's many a slip twixt cup and lip) there are plenty of factions in KSA--and outside the Kingdom, too-- that would be happy to see a bit of "regime change" going on in that neighborhood.

[brush]

3. Not just that, it should be the end of Bibi as well

And both could be a good thing for Israel and the region.

[MADem]

4. Oh, Bibi would point to it as a positive: "See? I got them eating out of my hand!"

People forget that Netanyahu is the walking, talking definition of SHAMELESS.

He breaks all reasonable protocols with the nation that funds him most vigorously by ignoring our POTUS and sashaying into the right-wing Congress. Of course, if he's getting cash on the barrel from KSA, he can afford to be duplicitous.

He'd better watch his six, though--KSA doesn't have friends, they have interests. And if things get too edgy at home, they can swap out a king as quick as we can say "Inshallah!"

[brush]

5. If this is true there should be fireworks.

[shira]

6. Nice POS source. Did the "journalist" write this while on the John? n/t

[vkkv]

15. Really? Al-Masdar News is a POS?? But not Fox, which is partly owned by a Saudi Prince.. got it.

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Their site: https://www.almasdarnews.com/ has many legit articles.

[vkkv]

16. POS Anti-Palestine /Anti-Iran Bibi aligning himself with the GOP is okay by you, isn't that it?

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Bibi is RepubliScum!!!

[McKim]

7. Excellent Disclosure

This is excellent disclosure and it is really no surprise. It is good that this is coming out. Netanyahu and the hard liners in Saudi are not good for their countries. Stirring up trouble seems to be all they know how to do. The world will be better off without them.

[oberliner]

9. BS story from BS source

Why do people post this crap here?

[aranthus]

10. Have you seen the responses?

All the DUers who believe it without thinking or checking?

[Purveyor]

14. Awwww, your little hero Bibi is under scrutiny and someone is

having a sad.😞

😂

[oberliner]

20. Netanyahu is vile and despicable in every way

That's not really an excuse to post BS stories from BS sources.

[padfun]

11. Is Benjamin Netanyahu related to Dick Cheney by any chance?

They seem like birds of a feather.

[AzDar]

12. What the WHAT?

[Tony_FLADEM]

13. Robert Parry of Consortium News has reported similiar findings

Robert Parry

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But Saudi Arabia may have found another way to buy influence inside the United States by giving money to Israel and currying favor with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Over the past several years, as both Saudi Arabia and Israel have identified Iran and the so-called “Shiite crescent” as their principal enemies, this once-unthinkable alliance has become possible and the Saudis, as they are wont to do, may have thrown lots of money into the deal.

According to a source briefed by U.S. intelligence analysts, the Saudis have given Israel at least $16 billion over the past 2 ½ years, funneling the money through a third-country Arab state and into an Israeli “development” account in Europe to help finance infrastructure inside Israel. The source first called the account “a Netanyahu slush fund,” but later refined that characterization, saying the money was used for public projects such as building settlements in the West Bank.

In other words, according to this information, the Saudis concluded that if you can’t beat the Israel Lobby, try buying it. And, if that is the case, the Saudis have found their behind-the-scenes collaboration with Israel extremely valuable. Netanyahu has played a key role in lining up the U.S. Congress to fight an international agreement to resolve a long-running dispute over Iran’s nuclear program.

---- Snip ----

https://consortiumnews.com/2015/04/15/did-money-seal-israeli-saudi-alliance/

[KoKo]

21. ..!

[Duppers]

24. The Saudis seem to have enough cash to buy most everyone.

Wish they had enough to buy peace.

[zentrum]

17. Whoa.

This is very incendiary for both sides—Bibi and the King. How can either survive?

Really shocking.

[chknltl]

18. KnR nt

[Turbineguy]

19. Oh dear.....

This may get more delicious yet.

[ancianita]

22. This plays into certain narratives I distrust. I'd like to see a real photo of the actual page(s).

And let's say it's true. And names are named.

Then what. Will it result in punishing these people?

Will such knowledge slow down the ME conflicts? Weapons trade? Black market trafficking of humans and drugs?

Reddit doubts its veracity. Actual pdfs of the Panama Papers should be easily available.

[Duppers]

23. It's "Complicated"?

According to this chart, the Saudi - Israeli relationship is "Complicated."




But according to Israeli law, Saudi Arabia is designated an enemy state.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_passport


So wtf? Too many things in the ME seem duplicitous.

[vkkv]

25. Fun! Thanks nt

[Little Tich]

26. Right now this is just an unconfirmed rumor.

I'll comment on this if and when it's picked up by MSM.