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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 by efforts to bring Israel closer to Saudi Arabia and persuade Washington's Gulf allies to pump more oil. Landing at Ben Gurion Airport, whose runway he first trod in 1973 as a senator, Biden bumped fists with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and, in a speech, described the connection between the two nations as bone-deep . You do not need to be a Jew to be a Zionist, Biden added, voicing support for the ideology behind Israel's foundation o...

The US has the tools to be fully engaged in the region and, during his trip, the US president needs to strongly declare it to the entire region.

Support for extending 10-year MOU signed in 2016 to be part of 'Jerusalem declaration' Biden and Lapid will sign Thursday along with commitments to support Ukraine, Abraham Accords

The agreement includes a joint stance against Iran’s nuclear program and regional aggression.

President Biden and Israeli leaders will on Thursday release a joint declaration which among other things will commit their two countries to “use all elements of national power” to ensure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, according to Israeli officials.