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Rewind & Reconnoiter: Jennifer Spindel on the U.S.-Saudi-Israeli Deal

October 12, 2023
Rewind & Reconnoiter: Jennifer Spindel on the U.S.-Saudi-Israeli Deal
Rewind & Reconnoiter: Jennifer Spindel on the U.S.-Saudi-Israeli Deal

Rewind & Reconnoiter: Jennifer Spindel on the U.S.-Saudi-Israeli Deal

Jennifer Spindel
October 12, 2023

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Welcome to Rewind & Reconnoiter. Each week, we’ll ask one of our authors to look back at an article they’ve written for War on the Rocks in light of a current news event. Did their argument hold up? Read more below to find out.***Last month, reporting revealed that the United States was in talks to establish a mutual defense treaty with Saudi Arabia in return for the Kingdom normalizing relations with Israel. If adopted, such a pact would mean that each country would agree to defend the other in case they were attacked in Saudi Arabia or in the region. Now, however, after

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