There's some other unusual alliances emerging in the Middle East and mostly it's because of Iran. The idea of having this kind of alliance with the Saudis is not necessarily a new idea. Netanyahu has always seen Israel in the region in conflict with the elements of radical Islam or Nazarism. And I know that the Saudi leadership has certainly done surveys to see whether perceived closeness towards Israel would go over. They've seen in recent years a change in trend.

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