After Biden raises Khashoggi murder, MBS retorts with question on Abu Akleh killing
Official says Saudi crown prince asks president what he is doing to ensure justice, in apparent effort to suggest hypocrisy in US human rights criticism
By Jacob Magid
16 July 2022
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman raised the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in his conversation with US President Joe Biden Friday, an official familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel. The official characterized bin Salman’s comment as a retort to Biden after the latter opened their meeting by confronting him about the murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi. The crown prince highlighted the fact that Abu Akleh was a US citizen and asked Biden what he was doing to ensure justice after her killing during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen in Jenin on May 11, the official said Saturday, confirming an Al Arabiya report.
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Official says Saudi crown prince asks president what he is doing to ensure justice, in apparent effort to suggest hypocrisy in US human rights criticism
By Jacob Magid
16 July 2022
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman raised the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in his conversation with US President Joe Biden Friday, an official familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel. The official characterized bin Salman’s comment as a retort to Biden after the latter opened their meeting by confronting him about the murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi. The crown prince highlighted the fact that Abu Akleh was a US citizen and asked Biden what he was doing to ensure justice after her killing during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen in Jenin on May 11, the official said Saturday, confirming an Al Arabiya report.
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