A US delegation, focused on religious freedom, curtailed its visit to Saudi Arabia after a member was asked to remove his Jewish head covering, the kippah. The incident occurred during a tour of Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, when the commission’s chair, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, refused to comply. Despite prior approval from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, officials requested Cooper to remove his kippah in public, prompting the delegation’s early departure. The incident is seen as a setback for religious freedom, especially coming from a government agency advocating for it.