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Opinion Cars drive past the King Abdullah Financial District, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Al Nasser. The contours of public engagement in Saudi Arabia are evident in the contrast between passionate debates over issues such as a proposal to  remove the sword from the Saudi flag and discussions of what constitutes Muslim holy land and the status of Jerusalem as Islam’s third-holiest city, versus far more cautious social media responses to changes in US policy as the Biden administration settles into office. The debates suggest that Crown Prince Mohammed (MBS)’s efforts to shift the Saudi identity from religious to nationalist remain a work in progress. Like the UAE, Saudi Arabia has emphasized its desire to end the six-year-old conflict in Yemen in response to President Joe Biden’s halt of sales of arms that would be used in offensive operations in that war-ravaged country. And the kingdom has been largely silent about the

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