Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Experts on Wednesday noted Saudi Arabia's increased concern over Israel's regional conduct during a panel discussion hosted by the Middle East Institute and attended by Arab News.
F. Gregory Gause III, professor emeritus of international affairs at the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University, said Israel rather than Iran has become the more immediate worry for the Kingdom.
"I think there's a real worry that post-Oct. 7 it's the Israelis, not the Iranians, who might be the fomenters of instability in Syria, in Lebanon, even with the attack on Doha," he said.
Saudi Arabia's priority is achieving "stability in the region," and it believes that closer relations with the US can achieve that, he added.
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