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Saudi prince rattles Palestinian leaders in televised critique

Former Saudi Ambassador to the United States Bandar Bin Sultan called for a new Palestinian leadership in the first two parts of an interview whose final portion has yet to air.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas heads the Palestinian leadership meeting at his headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, during the COVID-19 pandemic on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Nasser Nasser / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NASSER NASSER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas heads a Palestinian leadership meeting at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah during the COVID-19 pandemic on May 7, 2020. — NASSER NASSER/AFP via Getty Images

A three-part exclusive television interview with the former Saudi ambassador to the United States, Bandar Bin Sultan, has produced mixed reactions among Palestinians.

Two parts of the series have been broadcast by Al Arabiya. In them, Bin Sultan focuses on missed Palestinian opportunities for making peace. He says that the Palestinian cause, while just, has bad lawyers representing it. He has publicly called for a change in the Palestinian leadership. 

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