Ilyse Hogue: Western governments should suspend their unconditional support for the Saudi regime. We make Saudis look as if they are extraterrestrial, that they are governed by a law that is not shared by humanity. When the Saudi regime abuses its own people, it's violating international values and norms,. And we have to be responsible for that. At the international level, how do we boycott a country? How do you put pressure on a country? Well, my friend gave the example of Cuba. But remember that Britain, the US, are the main suppliers of the weapons that Saudi Arabia uses to destabilize the region rather than create stability. In Yemen, I don't need to tell you
In this week's episode of the Sunday debate we go back to 2019. In the aftermath of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul we brought together leading experts to debate how the West should respond to the abrasive crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
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