Joe Biden invites Netanyahu to Washington

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited by US President Joe Biden to visit Washington during a phone conversation. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Monday that the two leaders had a long and warm conversation for the first time in months, during which Biden invited Netanyahu to visit the White House. The talks focused on strengthening ties between the two close allies, Iran, and necessary efforts to reduce violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying. He also talked about continuing Israel’s integration in the Middle East, which began with the signing of the US-brokered Abraham Accords in 2020, in which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco agreed to normalize relations with Israel. agreed. The Biden administration has sought to make changes to Israel’s judicial system and weaken the Supreme Court’s power, approve more homes for Israeli residents in the West Bank, and retroactively authorize Israeli settlement outposts built without government permits. expressed disappointment over the controversial plan of Netanyahu took power in December as the leader of the most right-wing government in the country’s history, so Biden refrained from inviting him to the White House. In late March, Biden described Netanyahu’s coalition government as “extremists” and told reporters that he would not welcome them to Washington “in the near term”. On Monday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog flew to Washington to meet with Biden and address Congress.