After a widely shared video showed him changing his position when he realized the next person to him was going to be an Israeli student, activists on social media saw the behavior of Mulhim as the real reflection of the position of the Saudi people on the Zionist entity despite the policies of the country's rulers towards Israel.

Israeli media reported the news, and dealt with the contradictory positions of the Saudis on the means of social media.

The Israel Radio and Television correspondent published the tweet of the Saudi writer Mohammed Khalid, who criticized the position of the Saudi student, and launched an attack on Iran saying, "Tehran is our real enemy .. If you sat in your place better for you!" The Israeli correspondent added that the Saudi media was mad about The Saudi student stands in the Iranian flag instead of the Israeli flag.

In recent months, the kingdom has been gradually softening its public posture toward Israel in what analysts describe as an attempt by Riyadh to prepare the public opinion at home and elsewhere for a potential normalization of relations with Israel.