Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia; compromising “Human Rights” for “Energy”
The US president will meet with the Saudi Crown Prince next month, despite criticism from human rights groups and in clear contradiction to his humanitarian gestures.
The White House finally confirmed on Tuesday (June 14th) that Joe Biden’s visit to occupied Palestine and Saudi Arabia next month and his meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince; The announcement, which prompted the US presidential election promise to isolate Riyadh over the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashgechi and other human rights abuses, was quickly interpreted as a “betrayal” and plunged the White House into a defensive lock. The trip was announced after Saudi Arabia gave the green light to increase oil production in the midst of the Western energy crisis following the Russian embargo, and OPEC Plus will increase its oil production by 648,000 barrels per day.
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Joe Biden will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the end of a four-day trip to the West Asian region that begins on July 12.
The trip contradicts US presidential election promises to isolate Riyadh and not to engage directly with the Saudi Crown Prince, who is blamed for Khashkchi’s assassination.
Media reports have blamed Biden’s upcoming trip on trying to curb energy prices and inflation in the United States, which has hit his popularity hard in the run-up to the midterm congressional election.
Human rights defenders have warned that such a trip sends a message to Riyadh leaders that there are no consequences for gross human rights abuses.
