Herzog meets Biden at White House, says ‘Israeli democracy sound, strong and resilient’

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

President Isaac Herzog speaks to US President Joe Biden in the White house on July 18, 2023. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
President Isaac Herzog speaks to US President Joe Biden in the White house on July 18, 2023. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)

In his public statement with President Isaac Herzog, US President Joe Biden pledges that Iran will never achieve a nuclear weapon, and that the US commitment to Israel’s security is “ironclad.”

Biden does not reference the fight over judicial reform, but Herzog does, calling it “heated debate.”

“Israeli democracy, sound, strong and resilient,” says Herzog. “We should always try to find an amicable consensus.”

Herzog says his “heart is in Israel” today as widespread protests against the government rock the country.

“You know my love for Israel is deep,” says Biden, saying America’s friendship with is “unbreakable.”

“There’s hard work, we got a lot more to do,” he says. “America’s commitment to Israel is firm, is ironclad,” he affirms.

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