Israel is preparing for the arrival of US President Joe Biden, but know: the political situation affects the visit – it was reported tonight (Friday) with Geula here 11. The American president said today in a press briefing: “I may meet Israeli and Arab leaders, including in Saudi Arabia, but The plan is not final. ” The Democratic Party criticizes the imminent rapprochement with Saudi Arabia, in the shadow of the surge in oil prices and the war in Ukraine.
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Last night, the Associated Press reported that President Biden would visit Saudi Arabia at the end of the month, putting an end to the “leper state” status attached to it in the United States, following the assassination of journalist Jamal Khushkji at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than three years ago. Details of the visit have not yet been agreed.
In his presidential campaign, Biden promised that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would pay a price for the murder of the journalist. But last night the US president praised the Saudi leadership for its role in the agreement to extend the ceasefire in Yemen.
Meanwhile, a group of 80 Democratic congressmen sent a letter to Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken in the evening, demanding that the administration take firm action against measures that harm the two-state solution. Members of Congress cited several examples, including an increase in settler violence against Palestinians, the expansion of Israeli construction in settlements, the demolition of Palestinian homes, and the payments made by the Palestinian Authority to prisoners of terrorism. The signatories to the letter called on the administration to exercise its influence and intervene on both sides to curb these trends.