Co-chairwomen of the foundation said in their announcement that the choice reflects the desire to serve as "a bridge of peace between countries and regions, in the Middle east. This is the essence of our family foundation."
When he addressed the General Assembly in 2021, President Biden focused on broad themes of global partnership, urging world leaders to act with haste against the coronavirus, climate change and human rights abuses.
Under President Raisi, a hard-liner elected last year, agents of the morality police appear to have been unleashed. Despite the recent crackdown, some demonstrators still chant “death to the dictator,” targeting both Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's rule and Iran's theocracy, despite the threat of arrest, imprisonment and even the possibility of a death sentence.
A semblance of normal life returned on Wednesday to Nablus, known as the West Bank's business capital.
Ankara has been an outspoken critic of Israeli policy toward the Palestinians. Israel, in turn, has objected to Turkey’s embrace of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.
