‘Betrayal’: critics condemn Biden’s plan to visit Saudi Arabia

Trip comes after Biden labeled the kingdom a pariah', as questions also emerge over president's trip to Israel

Joe Biden will visit Israel, the occupied West Bank and Saudi Arabia next month, the White House said on Tuesday. The announcement immediately put the administration on the defensive, given the president's previous stance that the Saudi regime was a pariah" because of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and other human rights abuses.

One Saudi human rights campaigner called Biden's decision to meet the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, a betrayal".