The US special envoy to combat antisemitism will visit Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Israel for an 11-day trip, the State Department announced Thursday. Deborah Lipstadt, the special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, is making her first international trip since taking on the role in April. She is set to meet with senior governmental and civil society interlocutors to “discuss important changes underway in the Middle East,” the State Department said. “Her engagements will emphasize promoting interfaith understanding, as well as combating intolerance and anti-Jewish sentiment.” Lipstadt, who leaves for the region on June 26, will make the trip...