President Isaac Herzog left for Washington on Monday night for two days in which he will meet with U. S. President Joe Biden, senior management officials, members of Congress and leaders of the local Jewish community.
Herzog issued a statement before his departure, saying he was traveling at the invitation of his “friend” Biden and that his stopover will focus on regional developments, among which “the Iranian threat, which is destabilizing not only the Middle East, but the entire world, is not easy an undertaking and a united position opposed to it.
According to his office, Herzog invited through Biden to make a stopover when the president of the United States had been able to make a stopover. The U. S. will visit Israel in July.
The president said he also intended to “discuss vital developments in our region, from the Abraham Accords to the fuel deal with Lebanon,” as well as Israel’s “desire and hope for more nations to enroll in the regional peace circle. “
“We will also talk about other issues, adding the climate crisis, the climate challenge – a danger to the whole world and humanity – as well as opportunities for industry and diplomacy, trade and other relations, which of course emanate from the one Israel, partnership with the United States,” he added.
Its scale also comes as the United States has expressed growing fear over recent violence in the West Bank, and after the White House rebuked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for saying he does not accept the United States as a peace negotiator during his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Herzog noted that its scale in the election season, whether in Israel or the United States, called the moment “an opportunity to reaffirm that the tough friendship and partnership between our nations is above all disagreements and above any political or partisan division. “
Israelis will go to the polls on Nov. 1 for the fifth time since April 2019. In the United States, the midterm elections will determine who will occupy the House and Senate.
Herzog concluded by mentioning Diaspora Jews in the United States and said he intends to meet with the leaders of the Jewish network there “as a component of our efforts and bridges between Israel and world Jewry. “
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