U.S. President Joe Biden has worked hard to preserve the Bennett-Lapid government, with eye-catching remarks that the U.S. administration has usually focused on such as striving for a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority, but will eventually land in the Holy Land after it collapses.
Biden will arrive in Israel in mid-July, in three weeks, for a visit that will focus on the joint work of Israel and the US against the Iranian nuclear threat and attempts to advance normalization proceedings between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Biden was scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett Biden with the next Prime Minister, Yair Lapid.
Tonight (Wednesday) it was reported on the American website Axius that Biden will probably make room in his crowded schedule for a meeting with a person he has known for more than 40 years: opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
The US president preferred to avoid a meeting with the Likud chairman, with whom he had many disagreements in the past that were also expressed when he was elected world leader, with a phone call to the then prime minister only after a month of entering the White House, but he would do so Only one political party in the Israeli election, the chairman’s side has a future, but will try to maintain neutrality, at least outwardly.
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Journalist Moriah Asraf reported tonight on News 13 that American officials wanted to reduce the reception ceremony for Baidan at Ben Gurion Airport. According to the report, a discussion was held today at the Foreign Ministry and several options are being considered, such as waiving the handshakes, reducing the number of guests and shortening the speeches. Israeli officials claim that the request was not substantiated, but it comes against the background of the president’s age and political events.
The Prime Minister’s Office reported in News 13: There is a close connection between all parties in Israel and with the Americans to coordinate a state visit. The decision regarding the ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport is professional and without political considerations, as the guests have not yet been agreed.
During his visit to the Middle East, Biden is expected to visit Saudi Arabia and meet with the Crown Prince, Muhammad bin Salman, as well as to attend a meeting with the head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.