And when the Romans fed Christians to the lions they weren't being violent, they were just feeding hungry animals with people who were strongly encouraged to volunteer. And when they were lit on fire to light the royal gardens, they were just providing a service to the emperor.
Weirdly enough that's kind of true. The martyrdom was an early church tactic.
But with a normalization agreement seen increasingly less likely under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline government, which rejects Palestinian statehood, and as the war in Gaza drags on, Saudi officials in recent months have spoken about securing smaller bilateral deals with the US, ostensibly like the one Wright announced on Saturday.
Sounds like it's the Isrealis that are preventing the discussion. Does anyone find it odd that America is dictating to other countries how to feel about Isreal to do business with America?
By whom?