Saudi Arabia's older generation including King Salman are pro-Palestinian and want real concessions (self-rule, territory expansion, Israeli withdrawal from West Bank) as part of any normalization deal; the younger generation including Muhammad bin Salman doesn't care about Palestinians and wants normalization on pure strategic/economic terms.

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Speaker

Peter Zeihan

Evidence Quote

the older generation including the king king Salman um are pro Palestinian...the younger generation including the crowned Prince Muhammad bin Salman...he couldn't care less about the Palestinians

Source

Peter Zeihan Interview - Hamas, Gaza, Israel and the Possibility of Outside Intervention - Oct 2023Nathan Watson
Created: 8/10/2026, 9:57:48 PM

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