Israel needs ‘harder advice’ from the US, says Saudi ambassador to Britain

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🗓️ 17 October 2024

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Few countries have as much influence inside and outside the Middle East as Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom is an increasingly important power broker in the region, but can it help end the bloodshed and temper Iran’s ambitions? Host Anne McElvoy talks to Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.K. who, as a member of the House of Saud, has the ear of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. What does he make of the U.S. threat to withhold military aid to Israel if it doesn’t allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza? What are the consequences for the region if Israel doesn’t comply? Six years on since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Anne presses the ambassador on what happened and how it has affected the Kingdom’s reputation abroad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are warning that the United States may withhold military aid to Israel if it does not improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza in the next 30 days.
0:12.0	This comes as the Israeli military.
0:13.8	America's ultimatum has ratcheted up the pressure on Israel just as the race for the
0:18.9	White House enters its final stretch. How will Israel and other key players in the region respond?
0:32.0	Welcome to Power Play, Politico's Weekly Podcast, where we talk to some of the most influential
0:37.4	people on either side of the Atlantic.
0:40.4	I'm Anne McElvoy and if you haven't already do take a moment to follow this
0:44.5	podcast so you don't miss an episode at a crucial time in transatlantic relations
0:49.8	and high risk across the Middle East.
0:53.0	With me this week is his Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Bandar al-Saud,
0:58.0	the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the UK.
1:01.0	As a prominent member of the House of South, he has the ear of the UK. As a prominent member of the House of South he has the ear of the Crown Prince,
1:05.8	Mohammed bin Saman or MBS as he's commonly known in the West, and of the government here in the UK.
1:12.4	A vital broker in the region can the kingdom help
1:15.6	bring an end to the bloodshed and temper Iran's ambitions too. Also at the sixth
1:22.2	anniversary this month of the shocking murder of the Saudi journalist
1:25.8	Jamal Khashoggi can the country square its modernizing aims with a flawed human
1:31.5	rights record. Ambassador Prince Khalid, welcome to power play.
1:35.0	Thank you, I'm lovely to be with you.
1:37.0	You recently compared the conflict in Gaza to a reservoir,
1:41.0	what the Israelis are doing currently is not draining the reservoir you said
1:45.7	they're destroying everything around it in doing so they're making more sources for the
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