CDHR Analysis: President Trump will be heading for Saudi Arabia this week after the Saudis agreed to invest one trillion dollars in the U.S. economy during Mr. Trump’s 4 year Presidency. This is more than twice the amount he was awarded for making Saudi Arabia his first foreign country to visit in May 2017, where he was received with unprecedented enthusiasm by the Saudi king and his designated successor, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, MbS. In 2017, the Saudis were reeling from domestic economic collapse and from 8 years of being bypassed by the Obama Administration, which shaped and implemented U.S. policies in the Middle East as it saw fit. Case in point, the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal, which the Saudi monocracy considered a direct threat to them and to the security of their vast kingdom. Given the current consequential challenges the Saudis and Mr. Trump are facing internally and
Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (CDHR)
Founded in Washington, DC, in 2004, the Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (CDHR) is an independent, nonsectarian, non-profit educational 501 (c) 3 organization. CDHR promotes reform based on gender equality, religious freedom, freedom of expression, accountability, and transparency under a pluralistic rule of law.
CDHR was established to provide authentic current and historical information and analysis about the Saudi dynasty’s fanatical doctrine, domestic and external policies, and its relations with regional and global states, specifically the U. S.
Historically, Jews have been an easy target for religious, political, and economic turmoil, not only in America but globally. As correctly stated in this article, the goal of attacking liberal institutions in America is a poisoned arrow aimed at the heart of our liberal democracy and its second-to-none values, which made America the most scientifically, economically and militarily advanced and successful country in human history. No group, especially Arabs and Muslims in general, should take solace in Trump’s intended objective, one man’s supremacy, as amply demonstrated by his actions since he assumed power two months ago.
Reconciliations Or Treacherous Maneuvers?
CDHR Commentary: In spite of momentous odds and uncertainties, one can only hope that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, imposed by former and current US presidents, will hold and lead to durable coexistence between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples who have suffered colossally. In addition to Netanyahu and Hamas, there are many global and regional duplicitous forces whose dubious financial and strategic interests depend on exploitive stability in Middle East. For instance, the absolute Saudi rulers, especially Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and his Gulf dynastic allies’ priority is to normalize relations with Israel for regional economic security and domination reasons. Normalizing Saudi/Israeli relations is one of President Trump’s top priorities. For decades, the Israeli and Palestinian peoples’ lives and livelihoods have been used by regional regimes and their global handlers as bargaining chips, as exemplified by the current bargains in the Qatari capital, Duha. After 16 months of death
