Jews blamed for Al-Qaida

Memri notes that at a counter-terrorism conference (to which Israel was not invited), Saudi defense minister Sultan bin Abd Al-Aziz quoted a poet saying Osama Bin Laden was sent by the Jews.

Long live security – may its men hold their heads high on every corner. (Bin Laden), whose ideology is sick, who was sent by the Jews, who is the architect of theft, was treacherous and sent us the criminals.

A few years ago, the same prince blamed “congressmen wearing Jewish yarmulkes” for the oil kingdom’s bad media relations.