at the same time, israel of today is not the israel 50 years ago. you have shultive ated new resources and new capabilities and newspaper relationships and growing integration with neighbors in the region, new tools to keep israel strong and secure. you have an iron-clad commitment from the united states of america for security. iron clad commitment and make sure israel can defend itself by itself. when i was vice president, we passed a record-setting agreement for israel's security, $38 billion over a 10-year period. i was proud. last year provided an additional $1 billion to replenish israel's iron dome supplies and 2022 the largest assistance that israel has ever received. yesterday, i viewed some of israel's iron dome technology and the very promising new iron beam technology, a laser missile defense system. these technologies are critical and critical because every rocket that is intercepted to save a life. as we move forward together, partners in both security and innovation, the united states and israel's defense sectors will cooperate a new

israel has a secret weapon.d my head and i just looked at her, she said, we have nowhere else to go. i will never forget what she told me, that was nearly 50 years ago. 50 years ago the threats then were real and the threats to israel remain real today. the scourge of anti-semitism still marches around the world. we must never forget the horrors which a nonchecked hatred can leave and that's why i immediately -- when i returned i wanted to visit yad vashem to wear witness, to remember, to renew our vow of never -- never again. at the same time the israeli -- the israel of today is not the israel of 50 years ago. you've cultivated new resources, capabilities, new relationships, including a growing integration with neighbors in the region. you have new tools that keep israel strong and secure. you have an ironclad commitment from the united states of america to israel's security, an ironclad commitment. we will make sure that israel can defend itself by itself. when i was vice president under president obama we pa

now you know, sink israel thrive, seeing the wildest dreams of israel's founding fathers and mothersrow into reality israel children enjoy the day as close to miraculous. in the catholic church a hammock based on one of the songs. and it says may he raise you up on eagles wing and bury you on the breath of john until we meet again god hold you in the palm of his hand. well, every time i come over these years thank god, god seems to be cool thing is the palm of his hand. we get stronger not weaker. and to me it's pretty miraculous. the torah tells a story of the prophet to describe the ancient israel as the people that dwell alone. in the portion that will be read in services across the united states this week, i know your uncle also wrote a book but that title. but, as i look at on the proud strong israelis in the audience at the nation made the desert bloom and built the iron dome, i see people who are growing more secure, more integrated, more confident and have greater relations with their neighbors. a nation that just porch peace before and it never dwell alone. as long for the u

s. israel strategic partnership? well that's obviously also a bit of a blow to the palestinians that was very much welcomed by the israeli side as you yet you mentioned that none of the things that the palestinians have been asking for, particularly the reopening of the consulate in jerusalem and being the president is not bringing promises of any of that. so obviously they are feeling left behind. they're feeling just really disappointed when it comes to what's going on. now this jerusalem declaration obviously will have a significant security benefits for israel. i'm just going to stop here and because we're gonna be seeing the president on the podium next to caretaker, will prime minister who's about to speak the president is about to speak. i'm sorry . isaac had talked, let's listen enterprises. so the president of the state of his wo, arsic earth, so we'll deliver is welcoming remarks. mister president. welcome to israel. our brother joseph, bow balise lal aquino. you'll say the people of israel welcome you to t

at the same time, the israel of today is not the israel of 50 years ago. you cultivated resources, capabilities and new relationships and growing integration with neighbors in the region, to keep israel strong and secure, you have an ironclad commitment from the united states of america to israel's security, ironclad. we will make sure israel can defend itself by itself. when i was vice president under president obama we passed a record-setting agreement for israel security, $38 billion over a 10 year period and i was proud to provide an additional $1 billion to replenish the iron dome supplies making 2,022 the largest single year of military assistance israel has ever received. yesterday i viewed some of his relapse iron dome technology as well as very promising new iron beam technology, laser and able to missile defense system. these technologies and advancements are critical, critical because every rocket that is intercepted, is a potential life or perhaps more that has been saved. as we go forward together partners in security and innovation, the unite

tate of israel -- in the state of israel, mr. president, our legs pray every single day.othing is in -- in our lives is taken for granted. my father was a jewish child in the budapest ghetto hiding from those who tried to kill him. the fact that i am standing here today did not happen by itself. we learned the lessons, mr. president, at all times israel must be strong, free and safe. with a powerful army that can defend our citizens. joshua crossing the river or drf you want your independence, your hands must defend you and your legs must pray for you. you must march peerlessly towards -- fearlessly towards the river. this past year with russia's unjustified invasion of ukraine, with the iranian nuclear threat becoming more dangerous and with the threat of terrorism worldwide, we are all reminded of something. in order to protect freedom, sometimes force must be used. nobody wants that but neither can we shy away from it. people who will not hesitate to exploit any weakness, people who by the rules. those of us who were fortunate enough to be born free people sometimes do

and israel.t was the sinai interim agreement in which israel and to evacuate in the middle of the sinai and the united states technicians there to run early warning stations that so that the israelis would know if the egyptians were crossing the canal and then they would need passes to take it back again. and that required congressional approval to put those american technicians in. and there were a series of hearings that eventually passed after six weeks of deliberations. overwhelmingly, there were two senators who opposed it. senator mike mansfield who was the leader of the democrats in the house and a freshman senator from delaware named joe biden. his reason for opposing it was that he was opposed to foreign entanglements. you can fast-forward to his position on ending the war in afghanistan and see that there's a consistency in joe biden's approach to foreign policy. even so. but when it comes to comparison between those days and now and kissinger's approach and bidens, there is a very stro

welcome to israel. ♪♪ ♪♪ [speaking in native language] the president of the state of israel will deliver his welcoming remarks. >> mr. president, welcome to israel, our brother, joseph. the people of israel welcome you to their holy land with open arms joyous hearts as joseph, son of jacob who sought out his brothers. here, mr. president, you are truly amongst family. like the visit biblical joseph, you are both of visionary and a leader committed to the united states of america, middle east, the world at large and state of israel. this historic visit reflects our nation's share, a partnership rooted in the commitment to democracy, justice and freedom, security and peace. the state of israel in which you have just arrived is a successful innovative nation which contributes to healing the world. through science and medicine, water and food technology, climate innovation and so much more. mr. president, you have been a true friend and strong supporter of israel and the jewish people, security and well-bei

seeing israel thrive and the wildest dreams grow into reality that israel's children enjoy today to me is close to miraculous. we use in the catholic church a hymn based on the psalms and he says, may he raise you up on eagles wings and bury you in the breath of don. until we meet again, may god hold you in his hands. i say this because they get stronger, not weaker. to me it is miraculous. -- tells a story of the prophet who describes the ancient israelis as the people who -- along. in the stories we read across the u.s. this week, i know they president, your uncle, also wrote a book with that title. as a lookout at the proud and strong israelis in the audience and a nation that made the desert bloom and built the iron dome, i see people who are growing more secure, or integrated, more confident and have greater relations with their neighbors. a nation that has forged peace before and can do it again and a nation that will never dwell alone because as long as the u.s. is here, you will never ever be alone. [applause] as you know, there is still so much more work to be done. that is wh

but israel is above the law. israel can get away with murder in plain sight. i mean, here we have a case where as you said, the numerous investigations by number of professional organizations, media and human rights forensic a, there are witnesses, jonas, who are eye witnesses to what happened. and yet we get the u. s. white washing with this ridiculous statement that comes out from the, from the state department. i mean, who was carrying out the investigation. you know, like the, and i was saying this is nothing dependent. the sunny portion is not effective. it's not transparent. it's nothing that palestinians or any investigation should, should be. it is simply a whitewash and there were no criminal prosecutors in there to kind of point to intent. you know, when you talk about intent, you're right. criminal prosecutors to be part of the team to really, you know, point and be able to show the evidence, look at the evidence that shows that we don't have that, that the u. s. s. c, which is the u. s. security. they need to right office in a responsive. yeah. no,

, they don't see israel as an enemy. in many ways they see it as a partner and an opportunity. saudi arabia is going through a profound transition is not simple. it's certainly not a democratic transition and there are lots of issues that will remain of controversy or even tension that they can be a partner in some of the ways i spoke about earlier and they seek a partnership with israel on two areas. one is a common security threats theyface chiefly from iran and its proxies . there already has been around and israeli including saudi and israeli joint military operations. exercises i should say but other kind of exchanges that are obviously fueled by a sense of common adversary. so knowing that israel will be warming the anchors of that coalition, saudi arabia will be another. perhaps other nations will play an important role. leaves the saudi's to view israel as a country that they hope to have a real partnership . the other areas are technology. saudi arabia really is aspiring to change its economy from being a purely

this past march. israel's integration and the region, israel's piece with his neighbors. these are essential goal. tomorrow i'll be the 1st american president to fly from israel, directly to jetta. saudi arabian, i represents important progress. i see the saudi leadership tomorrow. i'll be carrying a direct message. message of peace and extraordinary opportunities in a more stable in a greater region could bring to the region. and quite frankly, the whole world. as we work together toward great integration, greater integration also to can into work for toward a lasting, negotiate a piece between the state of israel and the palestinian people. israel must remain an independent democratic jewish state, the ultimate guarantee and guarantor of security of the jewish people. not only israel, but the entire world. i believe that to my court in the best way to achieve that remains a 2 state solution for 2 people. both of one deep and ancient roots in this land. the means side by side in peace and security. most aides fully respected equal rights of their citizens. both people en

now, to carry out an attack if israel does attack, israel will be fighting on at least two fronts. darks in lebanon and also from missile attack from gaza and other internal attacks. as we saw in last year conflict, it will be a tough situation for israel. it does nidal , allieses like u.s., i would like to see if israel has to carry out defensive airstrikes against lebanon, i would like too see royal air force fly alongside them, i won't, but it should, the threat from iran is not just a threat to israel, it is a big threat to israel and other countries it region but also a very big threat to the world, the world should stand behind and help israel to defend itself and themselves. we see, just, appeasement of iran. unwilling to take steps has to take to make the world's more secure place. mark: i want to ask you about russia and ukraine, how you think that war is going. we'll be right back. t" miralax is different. it works naturally with the water in your body to unblock your gut. ...free your gut. and your mood will follow. seen this ad? it's not paid for by california tribes. i

this is an area in which israel, the u. s. saudi arabia and the wider gulf and middle east countries, they're all coming together because of this, aren't they? well, it's no question that israel has many partners in the air world. certainly those gulf states and many of them did participate in this recent meeting on a counter has balls, strategy, egypt, jordan, many of their moderate states in the region who see has bhalla as exactly what they are. they are a lebanese organization, but they are also in iranian proxy. and iranian agent and iran threw his ball a, a tries to control lebanon. and b, a tried to project threats against israel as his balls even involved with some other conflicts in iraq and yemen. and elsewhere up but this. ringback is bhalla activity related to the offshore gas deposits is really an insane. and it really is a, a great example of how has ball up wraps under iran's influence has really cost the lebanese people an enormous opportunity. and it's doing great damage to lebanon's own well being. israel

israel continues to endure. amy: can you, professor, talk about the significance of what is happening here? biden will not be meeting with shireen abu akleh's family but blinken has invited them to washington. >> i think as she put it quite accurately, the state department basically carried out a whitewash rather than an investigation. no israeli soldiers as far as we know were interrogated by any american investigator. the people who looked into it, the person who looked into it was a lieutenant general come and not a train investigator. there's a cover-up and a whitewash in order to guarantee israel's impunity and to make sure there would not -- he will pick her to see visit. it is really a visit to israel. this whitewash was intended i think to make it easier in terms of american-israeli relations. what we're seeing is an american citizen is killed or detained if an american citizens property is illegitimately taken, the united states government would normally do something about it. according to every account

, or israel. it continues, the defense is an invalid sky, defense, israel, in the middle east, defense israel and international organizations and not to let the united nations it continue restricted with that because it thinks is outside because it is rather our lives, not the policy in all i because if is not a credible, immediate, or even in such a cases, and that's so sad because in this case it's an american. but a stringent journalist that was killed by the israeli occupying forces. so to see that this was not intentional, but rather tragic, tragic, their digital circumstances during what tragic circumstances, it's an occupation. it said, i said as destination unit that was sent to virginia area. we all know that american media outlets know that the united nations human rights council knows that . but the american musician wouldn't cover it up. it doesn't have the moral courage at this point in time to say that the occupation is responsible for the killing or a colleague. and yes, even if the

i 1st guess and i did the former us ambassador to israel. he also served on the national security council during the obama administration. he is now a distinguished fellow at the atlantic council. ambassador dan shapiro was with us tonight. ambassador, it's good to have you with this president biden. he has not given up yet on reviving the iran's nuclear deal. we know that israel has always opposed this deal . how important is this? i'm calling you to fisher between israel in the united states. how important is there is nothing new about this disagreement between the united states and israel, who agree completely and was restated today that iran must never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. so the importance, the fact that iran is a threat to israel grilled to other u. s. partners to the region of course, to the us itself is not in disagreement at all. but the question of the other disagreement is the right decision, the means by which we a pursue that objective of preventing and running we're open 0, a often been disagreements through mul

this border would also explode if israel or the u.s.ed full-scale airstrikes on iran's nuclear facilities. are you conscious that behind hezbollah is iran? >> absolutely. we can see how they are acting over here, how they are operating day to day. it's not my job to say it but to be here and protect the technical tanks, but we know we can see that. yes. jeremy: in jerusalem is missing any attempt to ease the festering israeli-palestinian conflict. it used to be the top priority for visiting american presidents. it is progress around the city that israelis call their internal capital. president biden called for an independent palestine alongside israel. on the others of the wall israel has built two separate palestinians in the west bank, that sounds -- >>>> he is here for one case only, to help the israelis, not the palestinians. >> the only reason a president has come the last 10, 15 years. jeremy: along joe biden's route into bethlehem, his next stop are accusations that israel is guilty of apartheid, denied by israelis and the u.s.,

in israel is something that the u. s. are always very cain to, you know, show their support for, but he's also trying to sort of shore up stability a little bit in the region, you know, try and find some more peace and security in the region than perhaps in previous years. and try, maybe smooth the way it seems for original pay salons that would counter threats now from iran. so in, in that sent, he's here to kind of negotiate between 2 sides who've been foes for many years and try and arrange for some yeah, regional alliance, as i say, a defense alliance between those 2 states. and we know that his next stop is the pedals to the interior towards talk to me about how unusual it is for a u. s. president to go the but not unusual at all. been infected probably would have a more unusual had he chosen not to visit, not to meet with moffatt abbas pretty much every year as prime minister since bill clinton in 1994 1st met with the palestinian authority has done so when they come to israel with a few exceptions, largely for diar

they say israel security including partnering with israel on the most cutting edge. the french systems in the world wide and then visited yad vashem, a memorial for victims of the holocaust. he lit an eternal flame of remembrance and met survivors. the visit by a president of united states is always important because it helps to amplified the voices of the survivors. it helps to amplify. the blight of the victims biden's visit comes at a time of political turmoil in his room and will take him next to the west bank and then to a controversial stop in saudi arabia. ah, and for more, let's bring in d. w correspondent, tonya kramer, who was standing by for us in jerusalem. tanya, what's happening on this 2nd day of president biden's visit to israel while, as he already mentioned, sarah, today's, the day of bilateral meetings, political meetings are all day and it kicks off for the meeting with the intern. prime minister ya, pete and her? yes, president joe biden are here in jerusalem. they will be talking, they're expecting them to talk about iran, u. s. commitment to is

s. president comes to israel. he's hoping to strengthen that already bone deep ties, as he said himself. and that's something that the, you know, the special relationship between the u. s. in israel is something that the u. s. are always very cain to, you know, show their support for, but he's also trying to a shore up stability a little bit in the region, you know, try and find some more peace and rebecca versus them. the curfew has come into effect in sri lanka, prime minister and acting prison, ronelle rec remy singer has asked the parliamentary speaker to nominate a new prime minister. this comes after protest is stormed his office, demanding that he stepped down demonstrate as also want president go to buy russia park sir. to step aside. he fled the country before he was due to hand in his resignation, protects his blame him and his dominant family for through lancaster. worst economic crisis indicates ah, she lanka is on the brink of change. a people's uprising has ended a family dynasties long group on bar

and the iranians don't like israel. in the constitution, they wrote that israel must be destroyed. something is coming to an end, and putin and biden and oil and weapons for ukraine, or is it just me? it seems to me that these are simply not connected to each other. the facts of the normal development of middle eastern events in the world except for a few countries of central asia and early north korea, most likely no one will come, so he may have to go somewhere and portray his er-er stormy activity as the president of the state and as for iran, nothing surprises anyone, since iran is a threat to israel and to a certain extent to the united states. therefore, the position here is the same, moreover, the israelis, it is the war in ukraine. the united states, first of all, from the nuclear program of the frame, they do not like it very much, therefore, to be honest and frank , israel is clearly required to provide military support and all possible means to ukraine, and not the manipulation of facts in order to show that insufficient military support in ukraine has led to the losses

and a few more words about israel. to travel to israel for three months without the need to submit aal request for this, the lawsuit was filed by a law firm specializing in immigration law. well, let's remind you that on march 15, the israeli government stopped visa-free operation for ukrainian citizens and introduced mandatory registration through the electronic monitoring system and contact us vyacheslav felman he is the founder of the public organization israeli friends of ukraine e p vyacheslav congratulations good morning great news came from israel , tell me why there wasn't such an initiative and there was no such decision before, well, i don't follow the government of israel and i don't slip there. why did they make such a decision? so why wasn't it canceled by their decision, but i'm very happy because high court of justice canceled the decision of minister shaker and finally it will be possible for ukrainians to enter israel without the need to obtain any permits and even see the problem is not even in the permit, not in obtaining a permit there. it takes three minutes to f

support for israel security. to that end we saw him receiving a briefing to the missile defense systems and the new iron beam yesterday. it is an opportunity to help try to further abraham accords and israel's integration if to the region. we don't accept normalization with saudi arabia anytime soon, but we do expect flights from israel will be able to fly over saudi air space as a result of this trip and also muslims flying from israel will be able to fly directly to the kingdom to attend the hajj pilgrimage. again, we don't expect any achievement toward the peace process. there are expected to be announcements regarding additional funding for palestinian hospitals in east jerusalem for example. but president biden himself seems to have accepted the reality on the ground and as one administration official put it, if they had tried to restart the peace process, there would have been no one to sit at the table. of course iran very much at the center of the discussions here, both in terms of israel security and als

she grew up in raw hot, the largest between town in israel, at raw hot innovation hub. the computer science student meets with her mental. it's about her business plan. jabber has developed an app that allows cashless payments at gas stations all over israel. her supporters are thrilled, but not every one in the traditional they do in community celebrated when a young woman tried to enter the world of startups and it a middle to de leon tay. i've always liked to go against the grain, though my own way. hello, there was resistance. at 1st. people found it strange that a bedouin woman wanted to enter the business world a to day me as they are more acceptable that they are me completing. we agreed to meet again in a few months and we are curious to see how her business idea will develop. 20 kilometers away from i shes home is the capital of the neck f desert. bear shaver. if you believe what you hear about bear shaver than it's not worth the trip, but we're going to go any way. at the gates of the city, we meet eric narrow of the jewish national fund. he wants to revive th

israel doesn't know what to expect.rt of creates this ambiguity and a state of leaderless chaos in the region, which other people have been willing to failed, other nations have been willing to fill. iran was able to act on as as they see fit. uae is acting as they see fit. russia and china are moving in where the americans have , withdrawn. the problem is what does america actually want? natasya: well, i am interested in how the u.s. politics actually relates to the region and how regional leaders are viewing the u.s., because i see biden's approval rating at home is just 33%, and a majority of democratic voters are saying that he should not be on the ballot in 2024. so now given the possible change of administration in not too long. scott, how do you think regional leaders are actually viewing biden? guest: i've got a lot of contacts in saudi arabia who from day one of the biden administration simply scoffed at biden and his advisers. they had a very bad relationship with biden and the obama administration and they ex

and normalise relations within the region for israel?es is shifting attention elsewhere. china is now considered to be the pacing challenge for all national security issues and of course attention is in ukraine and with russia. nonetheless the us is still heavily invested in the middle east so i wouldn't overstate the decline of american influence. the question now is how does the united states operate with slightly less attention in the middle east? the main way to do that would be through partners and through an architecture that allows those partners to shoulder more of the burden themselves, to have more agency, to conduct more of their affairs without overt american influence. and in that context, closer relations between israel and several of the sunni arab states can be very important, allowing american partners to shoulder more of the burden and lead some of the way where america no longer wants to do so. this is a demand that many people have had of the united states for many years, to pull out of the middle east, or to not be q

and then to israel for investigation. yeah, the u. s. investigation into the bullet came back of inconclusive. what's other surprised? you know? absolutely. no. i mean, you know, for the history of the occupation of the palestinian territories, israel has effectively been able to escape any serious justice or prosecution for the crimes that they have consistently committed against palestinian j kelly media individuals but also against civilians. and so therefore, it's no surprise right now that they've concocted some way for israel to avoid actual responsibility for the killing. i'd like to point out they claim to try and mitigate their responsibility that it might have been and it's an accidental killing of assuring that shot was a shot to kill. she was wearing a flak jacket, a bullet jacket, she was wearing a helmet. the fact that the sniper managed to shoot her in an area that was not protected, that's not an accidental kill from a professional military sniper. in terms of the investigation itself, the u. s. a. was impartial, do ag

good visit for israel. well, yes, what this demonstrates is that support for israel politically in the u. s. is bipartisan. and while there is some shakiness on them, the democratic side with progressives who are much more interested in taking up the cause of palestinian human rights that among establishment, democrats. you are very concerned about maintaining this commitment, as well as the republican party. mean, the problem is in the, in the short term that is certainly advantageous politically. the longer term i do think the question is what happens in israel is very important. and it's going toward another election which will undoubtedly result in a result more to the right. and the question is, what happens to palestinians by some estimates? there are currently more arabs between the jordan river and the mediterranean, the jews. so the question of how is real manages to be both democratic and jewish and to find some settlement for millions of people who are under occupation is very important issue. th

s. presidential biden has landed in israel. it's the 1st stop on his 1st trip to the middle east as american head of state. he visited the yard for sham holocaust memorial where he lit the flame of remembrance for victims . the 2 days in jerusalem, the u. s. president will then go on to the occupied west bank that palestinian leader mahmoud abbas is expected to voice his concern over israeli settlements. presidents final and most controversial stop will be in saudi arabia where containing iran increasing all production and human rights on his agenda. in his opening remarks, the president spoke about his goal of helping israel to further integrate into the middle east and community of states will continue to advance. israel's integration of the region, expand emerging farms and engagement like to know i to you to summit, which will bring israel, the united states, the u. a together. and india as well. to deepen our economic cooperation between the middle east and in a pacific greater pace. greater stability, greater connection i

and israel., we're waiting for president biden to emerge here with the israeli prime minister for a joint news conference. we're going to be taking that live. again, david ignatius, when you talk about strengthening ties, there are stumbling blocks, not just with israel but also with his next trip, saudi arabia. i'd love for you to talk about that. and i wanted to note that in an interview earlier this morning with israeli reporter, president biden -- and i hadn't heard this so specifically -- criticized former president trump for his decisions on the iran deal, making it very clear how he felt about that, and what he wants to do moving forward. but, david, what are some of the stumbling blocks in these relationships with israel and also saudi arabia? >> with israel, there has been, certainly since the days of prime minister netanyahu, a basic disagreement about the wisdom of making a deal with iran. that president obama, with joe biden's strong support, went ahead with that 2015 nuclear deal. pr

and israel doesn't want to change. israel wants to maintain its autonomy, including over the occupied territories. they made a token gesture of just today saying, or it will delay not canceled the delay, the building of some settlements in the, in the west bank. but pretty much israel has the upper hand in palestine and no air of state. one of the united states is going to challenge up with this point. and of course, what does israel really want to talk about? they want to talk about this, this block to contain iran somewhat argued push iran back. and that, of course, is a block which has really been forged with the u. s. in a sense on the side where they are state such as saudi arabia and the u. a. i want to get to some of the regional dynamics in a minute. but i do also want to talk about the piece process between israel and palestine, so called p process, the administration, the by the ministration says it's still working towards that. now call it, i know you yourself have been involved in previous talks between the palestinians and the israelis given the current situation and the

today. biden paid tribute to holocaust victims of israel's yard. the shim memorial, a moment of reflection, the head of what promises to be days of difficult diplomacy. also coming up a nationwide curfew is now in effect, across sri. lankan earlier protest restored the office of the prime minister, who now claims to be acting president and hope for millions threatened by hunger and starvation. ukrainian negotiators say that they are cautiously optimistic about talks with russia on resuming brain experts. ah, i bring. gov is good to have you with us tonight. joe biden is in israel at the start of his 1st trip to the middle east. as u. s. president. on his 1st day he declared his country's bone deep bond with israel. he also met with defense officials and he paid respects to holocaust victims. but the diplomacy will grow more difficult by the day biden is due to address a host of tough issues among them. israel's sectarian strife, iran's nuclear program, and saudi arabia's human rights abuses. it's not the 1st time joe biden is visiting israel, but i

and israel seems promising.nd it comes with great expectation, but it is also not to lose sight of other issues. one of the critical challenges of meeting the demands of the luta cool sentiments for the bus -- palestinian army is conflict reducing escalation. and involving palestinians in current and future operation efforts. without this, a comprehend of and sustainable regional peace will remain loose. and the challenge is beyond. -- dennis mentioned in our nuclear problem, the member of the arid -- arab countries still -- with iran. including the economy. rather than the use of military option, because, military options and any retaliation will not -- it will be -- that is why we are trying to avoid a war with iran by any means. at the same time, -- needs to be secured about the nature of the nuclear program. the same goes for its ballistic missiles program and platform and it -- hired from regional policies. it is the hope of many here that mr. biden's visit will strengthen you a and gcc security and defense

s. president comes to visit israel, been obviously due to the special relationship between israel and the us. now for biden, this region has always been very important to him. he's. he's been here for the last 50 years and he's, he's met with every a prime minister this country has had since golden maya in the, in the early seventy's. and it holds a very dia place in his heart. now on this trip biden is looking to strengthen ties between the 2 countries, of course, as well as bolster relations between israel and other countries when it comes to security to other countries in the region are looking to develop ties between israel and of course, the saudi arabia to counter security threats from iran, and that he trying to smooth way for a potential defense alliance and fax it to count that now for a long time, israel and the and saudi arabia have been working behind behind closed doors, if you will, in the shadows, to try and come to some sort of defense alliance. now, this trip, it's thought president biden will try and bring that relationship out a little bit more into the open. althou