President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday to discuss the far-right Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians and the need to protect democracy in Israel. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said negotiations over Israel are getting closer every day, but that treatment of Palestinians is a major issue to be resolved. Biden is pushing Netanyahu to find a compromise on the judicial overhaul and to improve conditions in the West Bank, but it remains to be seen if the two leaders can come to an agreement.
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In his new memoir, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized the international reaction to the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, dismissing him as an "activist" rather than a journalist. Pompeo wrote that the media helped spread "faux outrage" and should have been more clear about Khashoggi's background and motives for writing his opinion articles. His comments come as the international community continues to grapple with the implications of Khashoggi's killing, which sparked outrage around the world.