Joe Biden
“I look forward to working with Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has been my friend for decades,” says the U.S. president.
The mullahs will “have a nuclear weapon,” the U.S. president warns.
“And I made no bones about it from the very beginning: I will not be silent. America will not be silent. I mean it,” said the U.S. leader.
“We look forward to working with advocates, civil rights leaders, civil society and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to continue countering the scourge of antisemitism,” says White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
“If the extremist views of the soon to be formed Israeli Government become policy, the Biden Administration needs to step up,” tweeted Aaron David Miller, who served six secretaries of state as an advisor on Arab-Israeli negotiations.
‘It took Russian use of Iranian drones in Ukraine to prompt the Europeans and Biden to realize that the mullahs are not cuddly, the Middle East Forum’s Daniel Pipes says.
“We are brothers; we will make history together.... My commitment to Israel is unquestionable,” the U.S. president told the Likud Party leader.
Joe Biden lauds the U.S.-Israeli relationship and the Lebanon maritime deal.
“The U.S. will continue to serve as a facilitator as the parties work to uphold their commitments,” says the American president.
The two leaders met at the White House, where they were expected to discuss the Abraham Accords, Iran’s nuclear program, Ukraine and the political climate in Washington and Jerusalem ahead of the elections.
“Herzog will spend a lot of time fielding questions on how the next gov’t coalition will be shaped.”
The Israeli leader will meet with Joe Biden, congressional leaders and Jewish communal leadership.
