President Biden's first trip to the Middle East aims to normalize ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia and combat rising gas prices
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Joe Biden’s first trip to the Middle East as President begins in Israel before he visits the West Bank and ends in Saudi Arabia for a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. While left-leaning articles focus on Biden’s extension of Trump-era Middle East policies, right-leaning articles focus on White House administration goals for the trip.
A left-leaning article from CNN highlights how President Biden has embraced Donald Trump-era policies set forth in the Abraham Accords which normalized relations between Israel and Arab countries. While the Biden administration does not plan to actively pursue Israel-Palestinian peace, it will divert its focus to improving living conditions for Palestinians and improving diplomatic ties with the Palestinian Authority.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting on how President Biden seeks peace between Israel and Palestine but understands that a two-state solution is “not in the near term.” Biden also emphasized America’s “unshakable commitment” to Israel.
A right-leaning article from the New York Post highlights Biden’s goals to encourage Gulf allies to pump more oil and normalize Israel-Saudi Arabia relations. Biden plans to take a direct flight from Israel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a first for a U.S. President and a sign of improved diplomatic relations in the region. The article also notes that “Biden’s trip aims to promote regional stability, deepen Israel’s integration in the region and counter Iranian influence and aggression by Russia and China.”
From the center
Biden to continue two-state discussion in Middle East, says it’s ‘not in the near term’
The Hill