U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to pay a visit to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Saudi Arabia next week. The Biden administration, Jonathan Feiner, said tonight (Friday) ahead of the visit that the White House and the US administration are working to build normalization between Israel and other countries in the region under the Abrahamic agreements.
“This administration is very supportive of the Abrahamic agreements and Biden will continue to expand normalization ties with other countries, beyond Bahrain, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. This normalization is also important at the level of Palestinian-Israeli relations, in order to end the conflict,” Feiner said.
On the two-state solution, Feiner said: “We stand behind the two-state solution. This is the best way to reach peace, and it is in Israel’s interests. We have a dialogue with both sides, and we are striving to reach practical steps to advance the process.”
The Deputy Adviser on National Security also addressed the issue of the Israeli elections and the timing of the President’s arrival in Israel at this time. He noted that the visit was planned in advance when Bennett was in office, and that there was no intention to touch on political issues: “When planning such a visit do not interfere in any political system in that country.”
The White House has published the schedule and places the American president will visit during his visit to Israel. Among the prominent places: the residence of President Herzog, Yad Vashem and Bethlehem. Biden will land in Israel on Wednesday and a reception will be held for him, in which President Yitzhak Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid will take part.
Biden, as mentioned, will also visit the Palestinian Authority, and it is clear that great efforts have been made in Israel in recent days to bring calm to the region during the visit of the American president. Prime Minister Yair Lapid spoke by telephone today with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and congratulated him on the occasion of the Feast of Sacrifice. Abu Mazen also congratulated Lapid on taking over as Prime Minister. Next week.
Although the conversation was not organized by the Americans, officials on their behalf recently examined the possibility of such a conversation before Biden’s visit. This is a significant event, after the last time the Israeli prime minister had a conversation with Abu Mazen was about five years ago. , Spoke today with Abu Mazen, and asked to greet him on the occasion of the Feast of Sacrifice.In addition, Defense Minister Bnei Gantz even met yesterday with Abu Mazen in Ramallah.
Sources in Israel clarified that the talks that the three had with Abu Mazen did not herald any significant change in the policy in front of him, but were made as part of the joint effort to ensure security peace until after Biden’s visit.