Day One Overview:
Arrival ceremony: Yesterday at 3:44 PM IDT, President Biden landed in Tel Aviv, Israel for the 10th time in his career and delivered remarks at an arrival ceremony on the tarmac of Ben Gurion Airport where the President “reaffirmed the unshakable commitment of the United States to Israel’s security.”
Iron Beam: From there, the President engaged in a briefing on the state of play with Iron Dome and a new laser-enabled missile defense system called Iron Beam, which is currently in development and will involve a partnership between the United States and Israel.
Yad Vashem: Following the briefing, President Biden travelled to Yad Vashem to pay his respects to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust and to meet with two Holocaust survivors.
Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology: Earlier in the day, President Biden and Prime Minister Lapid announced the launch of a Joint U.S.-Israel Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology, which was tasked with establishing a U.S.-Israel technological partnership on critical and emerging technologies and solutions to global challenges: pandemic preparedness, climate change, implementation of artificial intelligence, and trusted technology ecosystems.
Holocaust survivors start to stand to greet Biden at Yad Vashem in Israel, he instead bends down to talk with them so they don’t have to:
הרגעים הכי מרגשים בביקור pic.twitter.com/IzCLWoE3Tk
— ישי כהן (@ishaycoen) July 13, 2022
The United States' support of the State of Israel's defense capabilities is stronger than ever before, including our partnership with Israel on the most cutting-edge defense systems in the world like the Iron Dome and Israel’s new laser-enabled system called the Iron Beam. pic.twitter.com/xC6qzNptkA
— President Biden (@POTUS) July 13, 2022
“You need not be a Jew to be a Zionist!” 🇺🇸 🇮🇱
Welcome to #Israel President Biden! #POTUSIsrael2022 pic.twitter.com/Q9JH1TPbbV
— Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר (@emilykschrader) July 13, 2022
While in Israel on a trip to the Middle East, Pres. Biden stopped at the Yad Vashem in Jerusalem to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust. pic.twitter.com/YVcoq9EVDr
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 13, 2022
Biden on the squad’s anti-Israel hate: they are “few, and they are wrong.”pic.twitter.com/39G7M4Of0m
— Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר (@emilykschrader) July 13, 2022
Biden holds news conference with Israeli PM Lapid
Biden delivers remarks upon arrival in Israel
Biden reaffirms alliance with Israel
