Netanyahu visits White House, thanks Biden for ‘50 years of support for the state of Israel’
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday (Jul 25)arrived at the White House to meet with United States President Joe Biden. This isNetanyahu's first visit to the White House under Biden's presidency.
Netanyahu arrived in a black SUV adorned with Israeli and American flags. The two leaders are expected to discuss the current negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
Notably, it is also Biden's first meeting with a foreign leader since hedroppedout of the presidential raceand endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination.
The meeting is crucial due to the mountingpressure on the Israeli PMto endthe war in Gaza which is in currently its ninth month.
“Well, welcome back, Mr. Prime Minister,” Biden told Netanyahu
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“We’ve got a lot to talk about. I think we should get to it,” he added.
“Mr. President, we’ve known each other for 40 years and you’ve known every Israeli prime minister for 50 years, from Golda Meir,” Netanyahu told Biden ahead of the meeting in front of reporters.
“So from a proud Jewish Zionist to a proud Irish American Zionist, I want to thank you for 50 years of public service and 50 years of support for the state of Israel. And I look forward to discussing with you today and working with you in the months ahead on the great issues before us,” the Israeli PM told the US president.
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Both Biden and Netanyahu did not mention their disagreement regarding the Gaza ceasefire.
The US president has previously urged both Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire deal. However, Netanyahu has repeatedly said thatIsrael will achieve "total victory" in Gaza and will only accept the ceasefire deal under specific conditions.
The White House announced that VP Harris will meet with Netanyahu separately later on Thursday, as she was unable to attend his speech at the US Congress due to prior travel commitments.
(With inputs from agencies)
