Jamal Khashoggi, in his final column, highlighted the impact of state-controlled media in the Arab world and likened the situation to the current state of the U.S. press, which has been involved in influencing public opinion for political gain, similar to Middle East media operations.

The AJC Passport podcast discusses the repercussions of Jamal Khashoggi's murder, with insights from Hady Amr, a former State Department diplomat, and Deidre Berger of AJC Berlin Ramer Institute, focusing on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Israel and the growing political extremism in Germany.