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In Mideast, Biden struggling to shift policy after Trump

FILE - Israeli authorities project an image of the Israeli and U.S. flags on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City in honor of July Fourth, Monday, July 4, 2022. President Joe Biden is set to visit Israel and the occupied West Bank this week as part of a broader trip to the Middle East. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

FILE - Saudi special forces salute in front of a screen displaying images Saudi King Salman, right, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 3, 2022. President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East this week includes meeting with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of the oil-rich kingdom who U.S. intelligence officials determined approved the killing of a U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, July 8, 2022, in Washington. Biden’s visit to the Middle East this week includes meeting with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of the oil-rich kingdom who U.S. intelligence officials determined approved the killing of a U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

In Mideast, Biden struggling to shift policy after Trump