Here is why Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin fears assassination

Chandigarh, August 16

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has expressed concerns about being assassinated due to his support for normalising ties with Israel, citing the example of Anwar Sadat.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly told visiting US lawmakers that he feared being assassinated over his peace pursuit.

According to a Politico report, the crown prince indicated that he still wants to build ties with the Jewish state, though he feared it “could cost him his life”.

Also, the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat--who was shot dead by Islamist terrorists in 1981--two years after he signed a peace agreement with Israel was mentioned by Bin Salman, further asking “what the US had done to protect Sadat after the landmark peace deal.”

“The way he put it was, ‘Saudis care very deeply about this, and the street throughout the Middle East cares deeply about this, and my tenure as the keeper of the holy sites of Islam will not be secure if I don’t address what is the most pressing issue of justice in our region,'” a source familiar with the conversations was quoted as saying by Politico.

However, the report says, Mohammed bin Salman “appears intent on striking the mega-deal with the US and Israel, which he sees “as crucial to his country’s future.”