President Biden's meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog comes as Biden has been critical of the leader of Israel’s ruling coalition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
It is the second visit to the White House in the past nine months for Herzog, whose position is mostly symbolic but whose approach and tone are often more moderate than Netanyahu and the hard-line elements of the Israeli parliament. Netanyahu, although he is the elected leader of the country’s government, has not met with Biden since the Israeli leader took office again in December.
The two leaders are also planning to discuss Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Tehran’s other destabilizing activities, such as attacks on maritime shipping and crackdowns on women not wearing hijabs. Climate change, security issues and Israel’s acceptance by its Arab neighbors are on the agenda as well. “The world is better off when America and Israel work together,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said in a statement last month. “Today, we continue to strengthen the unbreakable bond between our two democracies.”Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said support for Israel “transcends party politics.”
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