Saudis trolled as embassy in Washington now on ‘Jamal Khashoggi Way’
- District of Columbia renames street in front of Saudi embassy after slain journalist
- It comes as the Biden administration seeks improved relations with Saudi Arabia
The street in front of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Washington was renamed for Jamal Khashoggi as activists vowed never to forget the slain journalist despite President Joe Biden’s planned visit to the kingdom.
The capital’s local government changed signs on one block in front of the imposing embassy to read “Jamal Khashoggi Way” in honour of the Saudi dissident who was strangled to death and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.
The street will serve as “a constant reminder, a memorial to Jamal Khashoggi’s memory that cannot be covered up,” said Phil Mendelson, president of the District of Columbia Council that voted unanimously to rename the stretch of New Hampshire Avenue which also lies along the storied Watergate building.
The renaming is ceremonial, as signified by the brown street sign instead of the usual green, and it won’t impact the embassy’s mailing address.
But the sign will remain indefinitely. An email to the Saudi embassy seeking comment did not receive a response.
