A confrontation ensued between the people of Lapid and Gantz during the preparations for Biden’s visit on the photography angles and the visitation route in front of the eyes of the Americans, who were furious and abandoned | The police are preparing for major roadblocks ahead of the visit, and warn: “On Wednesday there will be hell on the roads – do not approach the roads of the center and Jerusalem”
The Israeli police are preparing with increased forces for the planned visit of US President Joe Biden to Israel on Wednesday in less than a week. A senior police official told News 12 last night that there is going to be a kind of hell on Wednesday on the roads of the center of the country and it is recommended to avoid reaching them. On Thursdays and Fridays, less traffic jams and congestion are expected – except in Jerusalem, where, as usual, residents will have to deal with particularly challenging days.
President Biden will arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, from there, according to the plan, he will travel to Palmachim and from there will ascend to Jerusalem. The police are preparing to close some of the main roads in the center, including Road 431, Road 1, Road 443, Road 40 and all the roads leading to them. The intention is to close all roads hermetically, from Wednesday noon until evening. Those who will ultimately decide on the route will be the Americans, and this will only happen closer to the visit.
At this stage, according to News 12, a final decision has not yet been made whether to fly the American president by helicopter or drive him in the convoy of cars, but in any case this decision will not affect the closure of major roads. Which necessitates their closure.
The Americans were furious: “Arrange among yourselves”
At the same time as the police and citizens are preparing for the visit and its implications, politicians are also preparing for the visit when members of the Ganz and Lapid bureaus confront the eyes of the Americans. Biden’s delegation arrived this week to coordinate the shooting angles at the Palmach Air Force Base, and during the coordination an argument arose between the parties. The Americans were furious, left the room and informed the Israelis, “Get along and let us know.”
In addition to the debate over the shooting angles, Biden will visit Maccabiah. The person in charge of the event is an associate of Bnei Gantz, and by chance or not, a senior official in Lapid’s office examined with the Americans the possibility of canceling the visit to Maccabiah, and holding a personal dinner for Biden and Lapid instead. Both sides claim that there is no tension at all, and Lapid’s side claim that Biden’s side is the one who sought to cancel the visit to Maccabiah out of time considerations, both cases were reported in News 12.
Beyond the expected traffic jams and the political annexes, we are also supposed to work on this visit, and in Israel it is seen as an accelerator to a series of very important, security and political processes. Jerusalem has set several destinations to visit – chief among them the effort to halt the Iranian nuclear program. Lapid and Gantz will seek to increase pressure on Iran and bring about the signing of a long-term and improved agreement compared to the agreement currently being formed.
In the event that there is no agreement or a bad agreement is signed, the defense establishment is preparing an offensive option, for which purpose they will ask Biden for a large-scale acquisition of aircraft and bombs. There are other issues on the agenda, such as the declaration of a joint air and maritime defense alliance with the United States, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. In addition, Biden will be presented with the laser interception system developed in Israel.
In addition, since the signing of the Avraham agreements, military agreements and deals worth more than $ 3 billion have been signed with various countries in the region, and Israel expects continuity in these deals. Saudi Arabia is expected to soon announce a transit permit for Israeli airlines in its airspace.