US president flies to Saudi Arabia immediately after the visit to Israel. He spoke with the Saudis, among others, about the issue of supplying crude oil to global markets, cooperation in developing 5G networks or the war in Yemen.

However, Biden also touched on an uncomfortable topic for the Saudis, namely the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashojji in 2018. This well-known critic of the policies of the Saudi heir to the throne and a journalist for a major American newspaper was brutally murdered in the consulate in Istanbul.

The whole situation led to a temporary cooling of US relations with Saudi Arabia, and Biden called it an “international pariah”. However, Biden’s current visit should be a new opening. It is hoped that, amid discussions on a cooperation agreement, Biden will also raise the issue of human rights and the assassination of Khashojji. It really happened.

“I raised this point in the meeting, making it clear what I thought then and what I think now,” Biden said. And he added that Salman “stated that he was not personally responsible for it. However, I pointed out that I think he was responsible.”

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The case of Jamal Khashojji is one of the most mysterious murders in recent years. The man would be tortured, then killed and dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Khashojji is a Saudi journalist. He wrote a column for the American newspaper “Washington Post”. In his articles, he is usually critical of the Riyadh authorities. He described Saudi Arabia as a repressive country. He stressed, among other things, that Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s reign involved repression of journalists and human rights defenders.

The fateful day, October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashojji arrived at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. She wants to collect the necessary documents to confirm her divorce and marry her new fiancé from Turkey. His partner was waiting next to the building where the reporters never left.

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