The Jerusalem Post - Israel News
  • CONFERENCES
  • ISRAEL NEWS
  • WORLD NEWS
  • MIDDLE EAST
  • BUSINESS & INNOVATION
  • DEFENSE & TECH
  • OPINION
  • JP STORE
LoginSubscribe
  • JPOST DIGITAL LIBRARY
  • HOME PAGE
  • THE JERUSALEM REPORT
  • DEFENSE & TECH
  • OPINION
  • BUSINESS & INNOVATION
  • JERUSALEM POST EN ESPANOL
  • REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
  • ALIYAH
  • JERUSALEM POST CONFERENCE
  • PREMIUM
  • JP STORE
  • Categories
  • ISRAEL NEWS
  • WORLD NEWS
  • MIDDLE EAST
  • US POLITICS
  • DIASPORA
  • OPINION
  • PODCAST
  • JUDAISM
  • KABBALAH
  • CHRISTIAN WORLD
  • HEALTH & WELLNESS
  • SCIENCE
  • LAW
  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • OMG
  • ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
  • FOOD & RECIPES
  • HISTORY
  • SPONSORED CONTENT
  • ADVERTISE WITH US
  • TERMS OF USE
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • CONTACT US
  • CANCEL SUBSCRIPTION
  • CUSTOMER SERVICE
  • ABOUT US
Jerusalem Post/Jerusalem Report

Castles in the sand

The Saudi crown prince’s reformist ambitions bring to mind the precedents of post-Shogun Japan, post-Ottoman Turkey and post-Mao China – with a few exceptions, some potentially fateful.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde attend the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, on October 24
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde attend the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, on October 24
(photo credit: HAMAD I MOHAMMED / REUTERS)
ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
NOVEMBER 21, 2017 14:49
Read More

See more on

israel and saudi arabia|
israel saudi arabia|
saudi arabia and israel|
saudi israeli relations|
Saudi royals


Top Stories
An Israeli Air Force fighter jet flies over central Israel, February 28, 2026
Israeli Air Force conducts its largest-ever attack in Iran
WATCH
Iran launches heavy retaliation after Israel, US attack
CIA assesses Khamenei may be replaced by IRGC officials
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Khamenei cut off from contact as Israel, US strike Iran

BRIG.-GEN. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, director of research for IDSF and a senior fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, at the Democracy 2023 Conference.

Iran views current conflict as existential, expert says

INTERVIEW
Israel, US expect attacks against Iran to last several days
Hezbollah backs Iran amid US Israel strikes
The Jerusalem Post - Israel News

Information

  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Terms Of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • JPost Jobs
  • Cancel Subscription
  • Sitemap
  • פרסום בג'רוזלם פוסט
  • JP Store
  • Customer Service
  • Advertise with Us

The Jerusalem Post Group

  • World News
  • Iran News
  • MDA Heroes
  • The Jerusalem Report
  • Jerusalem Post Lite
  • Real Estate Listings
  • Precious Metals
  • Astrology
  • Consumerism
  • Ono Conversation Corner
  • 50 Most Influential Jews

Tools and services

  • JPost Premium
  • JPost Newsletter
  • Ivrit Talk
  • RSS feed
  • JPost.com Archive
  • Digital Library
  • לוח חגים ומועדים 2024
  • Lists of Jewish holidays
  • חדשות מעריב
  • זמני כניסת שבת

Sites Of Interest

  • Poalim Online
  • JNF-USA

Copyright ©2026 Jpost Inc. All rights reserved

•

Terms of Use

•

Privacy Policy