You probably read this Ethan, but following up on the October 2023 WSJ article you linked to, the paper just last month published a piece based on captured Hamas documents, which detailed that preventing Saudi-Israeli normalization was a primary objective.
The WSJ editors have agreed to share their Assad regime documents with me. I recently asked if they would be willing to include the Hamas ones as well. If they do, I'll pass them along to you.
Minor quibble, Eisenhower was President in 1956.
Yikes! You’re absolutely right of course, thanks for catching that!
You probably read this Ethan, but following up on the October 2023 WSJ article you linked to, the paper just last month published a piece based on captured Hamas documents, which detailed that preventing Saudi-Israeli normalization was a primary objective.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hamas-wanted-to-torpedo-israel-saudi-deal-with-oct-7-attacks-documents-reveal-a70ec560?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAguKs8v1TLeZi9Zop2UHR43yycI-C5EsQgD_TnPENo2kazVpysyb6BhvINWeTI%3D&gaa_ts=683c6356&gaa_sig=nSDFpaI3z9CWHefJfEsWNWDAcF_BC2kHNoQrNV8RWgmNTx20zD2wvuBlmqAWFbwRCFj4bnMQ3ed9WZhoPkg6bw%3D%3D
The WSJ editors have agreed to share their Assad regime documents with me. I recently asked if they would be willing to include the Hamas ones as well. If they do, I'll pass them along to you.
Hi Michael - thanks much for this … I hadn’t seen this one… would be fascinating to see some of those additional sources