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Biden to spend 2 days in Jerusalem for talks with Israeli leaders before meeting Palestinian President

By Steve Holland JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel embraced U.S. President Joe Biden as an old friend on Wednesday at the start of a high-stakes visit dominated

Israeli official sources said yesterday the centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel would be an unprecedented Jerusalem Declaration, outlining the strategic partnership between the two countries.

The document, the first of its kind between the two countries in decades, will be a “living testimony” to the unique bilateral relationship, say Israeli officials.

DUBAI: In the skies above Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Air Force One lowered its giant wheels. On the ground below, red carpet already unrolled, the great and the good awaited the arrival of a US president six years older than the state of Israel itself. Joe Biden is no stranger to Israel. This is his 10th visit, and he has met every one of the country’s prime ministers

What the leaders of Israel and its allies in the region want to hear — and need Tehran to hear — is an acknowledgment from US President Joe Biden that he will do something about it.

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The agreement includes a joint stance against Iran’s nuclear program and regional aggression to ensure Iran never attains a nuclear weapon.

JERUSALEM — Arriving Wednesday to meet with Israeli leaders, President Joe Biden will confront a Middle East dramatically changed since his last visit to the region.