US antisemitism envoy: I am impressed with the changes in Saudi Arabia

29 June 2022, 11:22 pm

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Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a conference arranged by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on May 26, 2022, in Manhattan. (Shahar Azran via JTA)

US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt, who is currently in Saudi Arabia on her first foreign trip, says she’s impressed with what she’s seen so far.

“Positive meetings in Riyadh with Saudi interlocutors, including the Saudi Foreign Ministry, Islamic Affairs Ministry, the Saudi Human Rights Commission and the Muslim World League and others,” Lipstadt says. “I am impressed with the changes in Saudi Arabia. I look forward to future cooperation, including in the fight against antisemitism.”

Positive meetings in Riyadh with Saudi interlocutors, including @KSAmofaEN, @Saudi_MoiaEN, @HRCSaudi_EN, @MWLOrg_en, & others.

I am impressed with the changes in Saudi Arabia. I look forward to future cooperation, including in the fight against antisemitism.

— Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism (@StateSEAS) June 29, 2022