In 1979, Saudi Arabia’s own indigenous radical Islam unleashed its full potential when a group of so-called Unitarians seized the Mecca mosque and took hostages in protest against the government’s corruption, relations with the West, Westernization and other grievances. The House of Saud realized the volatility of the state religion.
The House of Al Saud is on fire. Scores of its members are tasting the humiliation that their predecessors had inflicted on the rest of the population. The new dictator has been supported by the President Trump and Israelis to seek revenge on those Saudi senior and rich figures who lost favour in Washington and Tel Aviv.
