Presidents meet in the White House
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has completed his meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office in Washington.
President Herzog and President Biden in the Oval Office
He told media: “I have just completed a very detailed, in-depth discussion with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, a true friend of Israel, as part of the unique relationship, the unbreakable bond, the historic relations between Israel and the United States. We had an open and frank discussion on many issues. I thanked the President for the U.S. leadership in carving out the Lebanon maritime border agreement, which will be signed tomorrow.
We discussed mainly the issue of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, Iran’s crushing of its own citizens in a brutal, vicious, and malicious way, and Iran’s activities supplying armaments that are killing innocent Ukrainian civilians.
We discussed the integration and inclusion of Israel in the region and the potential of doing so many great things with our neighbours in the various Arab states around us, as reflected in the energies that have followed the Abraham Accords, as well as our dialogue with our Palestinian neighbours.
We discussed the issue of climate change, as we will both participate in the COP27 summit, and a discussion of the potential cooperation between Israel, the region, and the United States on such issues.
I want to thank the President for his warmth, for his friendship, for being such an ally of the State of Israel and the great friendship between Israel and the United States at large, which goes beyond any partisan differences. We have always believed in the bipartisan relationship.
Finally, we have elections both in Israel and in the United States. The mere fact of my own visit as the head of state, the State of Israel, which is above the political realm, is an expression of the great friendship between Israel and the United States, which transcends all political differences.
We discussed the issue of antisemitism. It’s a major issue which we see as a main challenge on various frontiers all over the world. Clearly, as the nation-state of the Jewish People, we care for our brothers and sisters all over the world. Thank you very much.”
President Herzog spoke to Wolf Blitzer on CNN’s Situation Room.
