Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman hosted a delegation of Christian evangelicals and pro-Israel American figures in Jeddah this week.
The delegation was headed by Joel C. Rosenberg, a Christian Zionist and a dual citizen of Israel and the US.
The visit came on the eve of the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, which the delegation said was no coincidence.
“While it may surprise some that we would choose the week of 11 September to visit the kingdom, we actually feel there is no more appropriate time to focus on where the kingdom must go, can go and where we believe it is going,” the delegation stated.
During the visit, Rosenberg lamented that only two US officials visited the monarchy this year, urging more congressional trips.
Following the killing and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last October, the monarchy fell into a public relations crisis.
Even those who had been feting the crown prince as a “reformer” have kept their distance from an autocrat widely seen as directly involved in the plot to kill Khashoggi.
Two US senators reportedly confronted the crown prince over Khashoggi’s killing during a visit last weekend.
But Rosenberg’s affection for the absolute monarchy is undimmed.
“Saudi Arabia is one of America’s most important strategic allies in the war against radical Islamist terrorism and in countering the rising Iranian threat,” the delegation stated.
Rosenberg has been peddling his anti-Iran stance among elite evangelicals and calling for military action against Tehran for more than a decade.
The delegation reportedly discussed the crown prince’s “Saudi Vision 2030” reform plan and paid a visit to NEOM, a supposedly state-of-the-art city the Saudi government is trying to build on its Red Sea coast:
We also took time to experience the beauty of Saudi Arabia.
Gotta say, Al Ula (the historic Nabataean city & location of a super cool winter concert series) & the NEOM area are AMAZING
As part of “Vision 2030,” this month Saudi will announce a new visa program for tourists. pic.twitter.com/xIBHTtxS8L
— Rev. Johnnie Moore ن (@JohnnieM) September 11, 2019
Common interests
This is Rosenberg’s second visit to Saudi Arabia within a year, at least.
He headed a similar delegation to Saudi Arabia to meet the crown prince last November.
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan also hosted a delegation led by Rosenberg in the United Arab Emirates last October:
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ONE JEW “HOSTING” A GROUP OF JEWS…………
WHAT WILL THEY DISCUSS? “QUILTING?”
THE GOYIM KNOW….
ASSHOLES!!!!!!!!!!!!
“While it may surprise some that we would choose the week of 11 September to visit the kingdom,…”
No surprise.
I’m sure it was quite the celebration.