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														<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-ire-at-us-jerusalem-move-looks-unlikely-to-spark-action/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2018/04/000_14192I-1-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the 29th Summit of the Arab League at the Ithra center in Dhahran, Eastern Saudi Arabia, on April 15, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / STR)" title="Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the 29th Summit of the Arab League at the Ithra center in Dhahran, Eastern Saudi Arabia, on April 15, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / STR)" /></a>
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							By <a title="Mohamad Ali Harissi" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/mohamad-ali-harissi/">Mohamad Ali Harissi</a>						</div>
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								<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-leaders-meet-to-unify-ranks-with-eye-on-iran-jerusalem/">At Arab League summit, Mahmoud Abbas slams US decision to recognize Israel's capital and its withholding millions of dollars from UNRWA</a>
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								<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/mohammed-bin-salman-reformist-prince-who-has-shaken-saudi-arabia/">The 32-year-old de facto ruler has overseen the most fundamental transformation in the modern history of the Gulf nation</a>
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								<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/just-how-groundbreaking-was-the-saudi-crown-princes-comment-on-israel/">While some fete MBS's affirmation of Israelis' 'right to have their own land' as unprecedented, experts note that normalization is still far off</a>
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								<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-king-states-support-for-palestinians-after-son-accepts-israels-legitimacy/">In phone call with Trump, Salman stresses backing for Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, emphasizes need for Middle East peace progress</a>
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							By <a title="AFP" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/afp/">AFP</a> and <a title="TOI staff" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/times-of-israel-staff/">TOI staff</a>						</div>
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