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Former US Ambassador To Saudi Arabia: Moving embassy to Jerusalem not
necessarily a big problem
What they [Saudi Arabia ] see with Trump is two sides. One is very
supportive of Israel and talks about moving the embassy to Jerusalem — which
is not necessarily a big problem. The ban on Muslim countries, Saudi Arabia
wasn’t included in that, so they feel that they’re in a different position
than other countries. I do feel they like [Trump’s] rhetoric on Iran. But
how that’s going to develop, as far as the fight in Yemen and ISIL, that’s
going to be the test. It’s a little early, so they’re still trying to
assess.
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Interview: Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal
By: Joe Gould, February 22, 2017 (
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/interview-former-us-ambassador-to-saudi-arabia-joseph-westphal