Saudi King backs Israeli-Palestinian push, Kerry says

[Jefferson23]

(Reuters) - Saudi King Abdullah offered his "enthusiastic support" to U.S. efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday.

The U.S. diplomat made the comment after some two hours and 40 minutes of talks with the Arab monarch, who in 2002 floated a plan to try to bring peace to the Israelis and Palestinians.

During that meeting, as well as one with the king of Jordan earlier in the day in Amman, Kerry briefed the Arab leader on his three days of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

"I want to thank his majesty for ... his enthusiastic support for the efforts that are being made with respect to the peace process," he told reporters after seeing Abdullah at a desert palace outside Riyadh under a winter rainfall.

in full: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/05/us-israel-palestinians-kerry-idUSBRE9BU0KE20140105

[oberliner]

1. Well that's something I guess

No chance of an Arab Spring in the Kingdom of Saud, I guess.

[Jefferson23]

2. All bets are off, I think. Saudi's government is oppressive, heavy handed and

they have that schmuck, Bandar who imo, is nothing but trouble.