Under Donald Trump’s presidency, Egypt, as well as Saudi Arabia, Israel, the UAE, and other repressive regimes, had virtually free reign to commit unchecked human rights abuses without worry that they might be chastised or lose U.S. diplomatic and financial support. But when Joe Biden won the 2020 election, President Sisi of
开罗专业人士的游说活动花了大笔钱来确保拜登不会削弱埃及的独裁统治
总统阿尔·西西(Al-Sisi)担心特朗普现在不在办公室,现在可以自由地制止侵犯人权的行为,这就是为什么他每月聘请布朗斯坦凯悦·法伯·史瑞克(Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck)6.5万美元来粉饰其形象并保持美国资金的流动。

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Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of CODEPINK and author of Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection. Her new book is Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic.

Ariel Gold
Ariel Gold is the national co-director of CODEPINK and runs the organization’s Middle East Program.