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https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-departs-for-washington-amid-anger-at-home-and-turmoil-in-the-us/

 

Netanyahu departs for Washington amid turmoil in the US, disputes at home

timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-departs-for-washington-amid-anger-at-home-and-turmoil-in-the-us

PM says he will thank Biden for 40 years of Israel support; strikes bipartisan tone on bilateral ties; some hostage families join trip, others wanted him to do a deal before flying

By Lazar Berman,

 

ToI Staff and Agencies Today, 12:20 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his entourage, as well as families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, pose in front of the Wing of Zion official plane before departing to Washington, DC, at Ben Gurion Airport, July 22, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed on Monday morning for Washington, where he will meet with US President Joe Biden and deliver a politically precarious speech before Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race and amid domestic pressure on Israel’s leaders to reach a deal with Hamas for the release of the hostages held in Gaza.

 

Before boarding the newly ready Wing of Zion state airplane at Ben Gurion Airport, Netanyahu publicly acknowledged the 81-year-old president’s decision to stand down and said he intended to meet with him and thank him for more than 40 years of friendship.

 

“This will be an opportunity to thank him for the things he did for Israel in the war and during his long and distinguished career in public service, as senator, vice president, and president,” Netanyahu said.

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Netanyahu, Who Clashed With Biden, Prepares for a Delicate Farewell

nytimes.com/2024/07/22/world/middleeast/netanyahu-biden-israel-gaza-congress.html

 

Patrick Kingsley July 22, 2024

 

The Israeli prime minister could expect a freer hand if Donald J. Trump returns to the presidency. But he must rely on President Biden for another six months.

 

By Patrick Kingsley

 

reporting from Jerusalem

 

July 22, 2024 Updated 10:08 a.m. ET

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is unlikely to immediately change his approach to the Gaza war following President Biden’s decision to stand aside, even if he may privately welcome the president’s departure from the race, analysts said.

 

Mr. Netanyahu would most likely have freer rein in Gaza under a potential new Trump administration, but the prime minister must still work with Mr. Biden for the next six months, leaving him with little immediate room for maneuver, they said.

 

Until January, Mr. Biden will control the delivery of U.S. munitions to Israel, as well as the level of U.S. diplomatic support at the United Nations at a time when global scrutiny of Israel has rarely been higher.

 

“Of course, Netanyahu benefits from a politically weak Biden, who is blamed by the Israeli right for restraining Israel,” said Mazal Mualem, an Israeli political commentator and a biographer of Mr. Netanyahu. “But Biden is still president and Netanyahu needs him,” she said.

 

Mr. Netanyahu has clashed with the Biden administration over the scale of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, the delivery of aid to Palestinian civilians and Israel’s failure to set out a clear vision for the territory’s postwar governance. Under U.S. pressure, Israel has slowed its military campaign in Gaza since January and has so far avoided a land war along Israel’s border with Lebanon, where for months it has exchanged missile strikes with Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Lebanese militia that is allied to Hamas.

 

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