UNITED NATIONS: US president Joe Biden and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to smooth over tensions at talks on Wednesday, hailing “unb...
US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 20, 2023. AFPPIX: US president Joe Biden and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to smooth over tensions at talks on Wednesday, hailing “unbreakable” ties despite Biden’s concerns over the state of Israeli democracy.
Biden “reiterated his concern about any fundamental changes to Israel’s democratic system, absent the broadest possible consensus,” the White House said after the meeting. Democrat Biden – who had previously criticised Netanyahu’s government as “extremist” – said at the start of the meeting that he would discuss “hard issues, that is, upholding democratic values.”
But both sides have been keen to smooth over a relationship that has seen the US give long-term support for the Jewish state, its key ally in the Middle East.“I think that under your leadership, Mr President, we can forge a historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia,” Netanyahu said.
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