Saudi Arabia to start arresting anyone who comments against Israel on social media

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Citizens of Saudi Arabia have been increasingly arrested for sharing anti-Israel sentiments on social media in recent months, Bloomberg reports, amid concerns by Riyadh that the war between Israel and Hamas, as well as attacks launched by other Iranian proxies, will send the Middle East spiraling into an all-out war.

Among those detained recently was an executive at a company involved in Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plan to strengthen the economy, Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. The executive had reportedly made comments about the Gaza war that were deemed incendiary.

Another detainee had reportedly called for Saudi citizens to boycott American-owned brands operating in the Gulf kingdom.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/saudi-arabia-cracks-down-on-anti-israel-sentiment-arrests-citizens-for-incendiary-speech-report/

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