How seriously could a rift between the US and the Saudis affect the US?Saudi warns US over Middle East
A senior member of Saudi Arabia's ruling family has warned the US that it needs to change attitudes over the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief and former ambassador to the US, said a failure to alter policies could threaten links.
The prince said ex-President George W Bush had left a "sickening legacy" in the Middle East.
He accused the US of contributing to the killing of Gazans.
Special envoy named
The prince made his comments in an interview with the London-based Financial Times newspaper, following a post-Christmas outbreak of violence between Israel and Palestinians that left more than 1,000 people - mostly Gazans - dead.
On Thursday Barack Obama made his first public statement on the Middle East as US president.
He named former senator George Mitchell as a special envoy to the Middle East.
Correspondents say President Obama's first statement did not significantly depart from earlier US policies.
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Fuck Israel