Israel and the Saudis

War makes interesting bed fellows of us all. I say this because this morning I was reading about the United States impending $60 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia which Israel was implicitly endorsed. What would once have seemed a fantasy is now a reality. Israel is supportive of helping arm a country which is has no formal diplomatic ties to and we have Iran to thank for that. How strange would it be if the rising threat of a nuclear Iran, of a new Persian empire is what it takes to unite Israel and a significant portion of the Arab world together? It’s just a thought and it seems like a crazy one but sometimes that is exactly what people need to come together. The threat of a terrible enemy to make them realize that in the face of that, they’re differences can be overcome and dealt with. I don’t know if anything will come out of this but it’s certainly a fascinating development.