Biden in Israel

(JNS) - U.S. President Joe Biden praised the Israeli people's wartime posture upon his arrival to the Jewish state on Wednesday.

"To the people of Israel, your courage and commitment is stunning. I'm proud to be here," the American president said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted Biden at the Ben-Gurion Airport tarmac along with President Isaac Herzog and other senior officials, before heading to the Kempinski Hotel on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea to speak to the media.

"The level of cooperation is unprecedented in the history of the American-Israel alliance," Netanyahu...