Isaac Herzog
Herzog took the topic of Israel’s judicial reforms and spun the “heated debate” in Israel as “a virtue and a tribute to the greatness of Israeli democracy,” pledging that he would “seek to find amicable consensus on the issue,”
The two leaders reaffirmed the “unique relationship” between the United States and Israel, and discussed the “shared goal” of countering Iran.
“I don’t expect any announcement today or tomorrow; I’ll put it that way,” said U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
“As I often have often said, ‘If there wasn’t an Israel, we’d have to make one.’ Seventy-five years, it’s hard to believe,” U.S. President Joe Biden said.
“They have agreed that they will meet, probably before the end of this year,” per a White House spokesman.
When the Israeli president meets his counterpart this week, he should make it clear that the White House’s boycott of Netanyahu runs against the very core of Biden’s statement that he is a Zionist.
“The United States is Israel’s closest and most important friend and partner,” the Israeli president said.
The Israeli president will meet with the U.S. president on July 18 and the vice president on July 19.
On July 19, Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address a joint session of U.S. Congress.
“No way in hell,” the Minnesota Democrat said, when asked by The Messenger if she planned to attend.
Israeli president calls the refusal to negotiate on a judicial reform agreement a “blunder of historic proportions.”
“Liberia is one of Israel’s great friends on the African continent,” Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said.
