Zev Chafets, Columnist

Saudi Prince's Revolution Is the Real Arab Spring

The West, like Israel, should welcome radical change, so long as he doesn't start a war with Iran.

November 9, 2017 at 4:38 PM UTC

Zev Chafets is a journalist and author of 14 books. He was a senior aide to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the founding managing editor of the Jerusalem Report Magazine.

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When Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia rounded up 500-head of royals and billionaires last weekend and tossed them into luxury confinement, it was more than just a power grab by a young man in a hurry. It was a revolution. But of what kind?

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