The White House won’t say whether President Biden will raise the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in his upcoming meeting with Saudi leaders on Friday.
Mr. Biden is traveling from Israel to Saudi Arabia for a meeting Friday that will include Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was implicated in the killing of Khashoggi, who was a U.S.-based dissident journalist and critic of the kingdom’s rulers.
Mr. Biden has faced pressure to take a tough stance with Saudi leaders over human rights. He made a campaign promise to render the kingdom a “pariah” state over Mr. Khashoggi’s killing.