Columnist
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed is a veteran columnist. He is the former general manager of Al Arabiya news channel, and former editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat.
Twitter: @aalrashed
Latest published
Why the Crown Prince-Trump meeting is important
It has become well known that US President Donald Trump enjoys a distinctive relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The two leaders are now meeting again in Washington.
October 7 was not the reason
There were two things expected before Oct. 7, 2023: that Hamas would carry out military operations and that Israel had a list of regional targets it intended to destroy. What happened simply gave Israel the license to carry all of that out at once.
To recognize Palestine is to recognize Israel
The notion that this week’s “tsunami of recognitions” of the state of Palestine was triggered by Hamas’ October 2023 attack on Israel is a distortion of reality. The irony is that this narrative is being repeated by both Benjamin Netanyahu and Arab extremists alike.
