The Algemeiner reports: In a video published on social media earlier this week, a Saudi journalist and historian — speaking in Hebrew — tried to reassure Israelis that there was nothing to fear from his country’s nuclear ambitions.

Loay al-Shareef — said to be close to the Saudi royal family — stated, “Has Saudi Arabia ever threatened its neighbors? The answer is no.”

“Read the news well, people of Israel,” al-Shareef concluded. “Thanks, and see you next time.”

‏بعد انتشار مقتطف من لقاء سمو ⁧‫#ولي_العهد_علي_قناه_CBS‬⁩ وحديثه عن تطوير سلاح نووي “دفاعي” قام بعض الصحفيين الاسرائليين بالحديث عن “التهديد النووي السعودي” فكان هذا الرد ‏האם ערב הסעודית מהווה איום על המזרח התיכון? (هل العربية السعودية خطر على الشرق الأوسط)

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