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This is Air Force one Touching down just moments ago in Tel Aviv as Joe Biden the president of the United States and his massive entourage Arrives for this historic Middle East trip starting in Israel ending in Saudi Arabia Daniel I want to pick up on what we are going to see in the next hour We know that speeches are going to be given obviously President Joe Biden is set to speak President Isaac Hertz Augusts is set to speak and so is interim Prime Minister Yeah, yeah, I paired important optics right now for both leaders on both sides Well, this is a more ceremonial part of every Every official state visit With the red carpet and the receiving line which as far as I understood is going to be very short at the demand of the American presidents entourage But then there will be speeches. I wouldn't expect any breaking news out of these speeches There are more, you know expressions of friendliness which which is fine. I mean, this is Just the beginning of the trip. There's no real substance There might be a few references to the main issues that the two sides plan to discuss But not beyond that there will be a lot of smiles and hugs and shows of friendship Again as I said, there is an emotional part of receiving an American president here And I bet every Israeli politician would love to be present there, but I think that The receiving line has been really very much shortened kept to a minimum Yeah, and you know, I think there is something to be said for Biden's idea that the visit itself is the message You know, we often look for concrete policies and developments and of course, that's the most important thing But you can't take away from what we've been talking about which is You know this hug that the state of Israel is receiving from the Biden administration is always going to be important for these rarely people It's always Always a message right the region to the world The show of friendship between the two countries is an important aspect talking of exactly that Let's dip in and watch this live ceremony at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv El Rechavatatekes Niknas, Roshem Emshala Khalifi, Marnaftali Bennett The alternate Prime Minister, Mr. Nafthali Bennett Looking at live images on your screen. This is Air Force One touching down here in Israel just moments ago We are watching a live ceremony as President Joe Biden and his entourage are welcomed here in Tel Aviv at the start of this Historic trip to the Middle East as you can see the red carpet is out The flags are up and the guests are waiting. Let's watch in studio Daniel Sheik former Israeli ambassador to France and political commentator and Jacob Lappin military and strategic affairs analyst At the Jewish New Syndicate and the Miriam Institute and Daniel give us an idea of the protocols in place We know we're going to hear some speeches likely to be very short. It's very hot in Tel Aviv on this day Talk us through what is happening on the diplomatic protocol Organizing side right now. First of all, you should understand that this is the end of a process that might have taken weeks In preparation the moment there is A report about a presidential visit somewhere there is an important American delegation That goes to the destination and starts coordinating with the local authorities This has been going on for weeks, I believe between Israelis and Americans You know, it's not always easy to combine the habits of the hosts and the guests You know the Guest has the last word obviously We want the president to feel confident and comfortable So now you will see the the the plane will stop and the gangway will Will be approached and at the foot of the stairs Will begin the red carpet It's the head of protocol who you see here on the right Gil Haskell Who will be the first one to welcome The the president he will go up the stairs and he will receive him at the top at the entrance to the to the plane And he will escort him down and will introduce him to his hosts president Herzog prime minister Lapid and Naftali Bennett Certainly a very big moment for Yair Lapid the interim prime minister as they make their way along that red carpet Yes, it's quite a splash for him to go from you know an immediate caretaker prime minister to somebody who's receiving The leader of the free world. Um, it's obviously a big moment for him personally professionally Will he be able to and politically? Well, I was about to say he may be attempting to leverage this Forward and why wouldn't he I mean anybody in his position would? But again, you know, we have to remember that this does come at an awkward time. You know, we cannot Ignore the fact that israel is in political chaos. It's in political paralysis And therefore there's a limit to what this government Can deliver in terms of gestures towards the palestinians and the types of things that the bitey administration would want to see I have a visit like this. We also have to say that he didn't plan it that way I mean he didn't he would have preferred to to keep the majority in the kinesis and be the Foreign minister be the foreign minister receiving But that's the way it went and he doesn't really have to make an effort to leverage this the images is all he needs he needs to use this this event and A couple of weeks earlier his visit to Paris to show statesmanship to show his ability to be a statesman to have the You know the gravitas of of a leader of the prime minister. That's all he needs from this He certainly got a very warm embrace from the french president Emmanuel Macron when he was in Paris between them that helped a lot Absolutely that helped a lot This is going to be a little bit different But this is the american president and he he will have these images will will accompany him in his first weeks as prime minister And we've also had reports in the past 24 hours of internal political pressure And possibly the beginning of campaigning here on issues that are related to this visit A delay of a planned Building of Jewish areas in East Jerusalem And an approval reported approval for the construction of Palestinian buildings in area c of the west bank By defense minister benny guns and a vow by Ayala chiked To combat those measures So we are already seeing those internal political pressures coming to the fore because of a step that seems to be linked to this visit It's seen as some kind of good world gesture for the Palestinians ahead of this trip What are the expectations daniel in your mind out of the west bank in east Jerusalem when they see the u.s President about to land right now and get out of air force one meet with israeli leaders on the tomahawk Probably pretty low They would have loved to have such a visit at a moment where they could uh, you know Uh expect the relaunch of the real negotiations about the two-state solution that but just as you said this is completely Inconceivable both from the israeli side and the palestinian side. No, it's not yet the president Hopefully We want to carefully move down these stairs very carefully the palestinian authorities also in political chaos Um, you know, mahmoud of us the president We don't know how much longer he's going to be president already the succession battle to see who will replace him as underway Fatah is is fractured Hamas is is chipping away in eroding at fatah fatah's Uh position in the west bank as ruler. So both sides are basically politically paralyzed coming into this visit It certainly is something we're going to unpack in the coming hours right now Let's watch as the u.s president joe biden and his entourage Get off of air force one coming down those stairs. The red carpet is out And you can see the israeli leadership contingent waiting at the bottom to welcome president joe biden. Let's watch Oh Images out of tel Aviv ben gurion airport you are looking at air force one It landed just moments ago. This is the red carpet welcome from Israeli leaders as we wait for the presidents of the united states joe biden to come out of air force one And walk down those stairs waiting for him on the tarmac president isaac hurtzog interim prime minister yahir lapid and alternate prime minister naftali benet when they arrive We are expecting to hear short speeches from the leaders of israel and of the united states I Think on the tarmac israeli president isaac hurtzog israeli interim prime minister yahir lapid and interestingly enough alternate prime minister As well naftali benet. He of course would have been the prime minister ahead of plans for this trip right now Both those prime ministers are waiting at the bottom of those stairs next to air force one ready to welcome US president joe biden to israel Biden is set to Come out of air force one in the coming moments waiting for him on the tarmac are the israeli leaders We've been discussing it in studio right now and joining the welcoming committee. Daniel sheikh is Ambassador. Yes, tell us more. Well, obviously the ambassador of the esteemed guest is is in the At the top of or close to the top of the receiving line He wasn't there earlier. So, you know, it just came around but the the first guest to receive The first person to receive the guest is the head of state It's isaac hurtzog president hurtzog and only after that the political leadership Yeah, kov. We've been talking about the security measures in place for a moment like this Obviously the u.s. Has its team israel has its team talked to us about what they are doing right now Waiting for the u.s. President to disembark well the security operation Which the police call blue shield three has already begun and the best way to look at it is really through circles There's an inner circle which is run by the secret service and they're in charge of you know The president's inner most circle and right outside of that is the sheen bet. I think that we're seeing some movement here Here he is. There he is the president of the united states Putting on his sunglasses. He'll need it in tel Aviv as he comes down the stairs of air force one Let's watch a welcoming committee On the tarmac in tel Aviv israeli leaders welcoming the president of the united states joe Biden you might have noticed some fist pumps instead of handshakes Well, that was an alert that came through Before this trip that the u.s. President was not keen to be shaking hands with leaders when he got here That's over covid concerns interesting to see a couple of taps light hugs Let's break it down daniel schick. This is an important moment on the red carpet from a diplomatic point of view Yes, well ceremonial point of view diplomacy is more than just ceremonies But it's an important moment because the images are projected worldwide I forgot to mention among the welcoming party also the israeli ambassador to washington mike herzog You know, you have two herzogs on the on the Yeah, just to remind our viewers that mike herzog is the brother of isaac herzog the israeli president And here there are a few more personalities army chief of staff and A few more people who will who will welcome him and then there will probably be Playing the national hymn National anthems and he will review a guard of honor of tal You can see the smile certainly looks like warm interaction so far yakov Yeah, and you know, this is reflective of the fact that as far as israel is concerned It has no greater and more important strategic ally than the united states That's not going to change and that's been the case for many years And of course, even though israel is the junior partner in this alliance It has a great deal to offer the united states on many many levels So when it comes to you know intelligence sharing and promoting American interests in the middle east and beating back Iranian interests and Iranian Actions that are destabilizing this region The united states still views israel and continues to use is view israel as a fundamental Pillar in stabilizing the middle east. So of course in addition to all of that We have warm personal relations between these leaders and and when you put all that together You see these, you know, genuinely warm Attempt at handshake fist bumps and greetings at the airport and of course they have a lot to talk about In the next 48 hours Certainly they do. Let's watch the ceremony live from bengurion airport So it might have trouble the israeli at the start of the official welcome for president joe biden to israel On his one side president isaac herzog on his other interim prime minister Yaeir Lapid daniel talk us through what is happening now the god of honor Well, this is a traditional part of a state visit The local Armed forces honor the the guest and it's sort of a symbolic Walk by them To the sound of the of the marching band and then I suspect we will hear the two The two speeches brief speeches statements Which as I said earlier will be mostly, you know tokens of Friendship maybe speaking a little bit about what the issues will be that will be discussed But I don't think that there will be any any surprising substance in them The president of the state of israel isaac herzog will deliver his welcoming remarks Mr president Welcome to israel our brother joseph Bahur khabali israel Achino joseph The people of israel welcome you to the holy land with open arms and joyous hearts As joseph son of jacob Who sought out his brothers? Here mr. President you are truly amongst family Like the biblical joseph You are both a visionary and a leader Committed to advancing the united states of america The middle east the world at large and the state of israel This historic visit Reflect the deep partnership our nation's share A partnership rooted in our shared commitment to democracy justice and freedom Tolerance security and peace The state of israel in which you have just arrived Is a successful innovative nation which contributes To tikkun olam Healing the world Through science and medicine water and food technology Climate innovation and so much more Mr. President You have been a true friend yet did emit And staunch supporter of israel and the jewish people Of our security and well-being Your entire in this visit you will discuss the security challenges emanating directly from iran and its proxies Threatening israel and its neighbors and endangering our region Your first trip here in 1973 Was just a few weeks before a terrible war broke out today Winds of peace are blowing from north africa According across the mediterranean to the gulf This trip. Mr. President is your journey of peace from israel to saudi arabia From the holy land to the hijaz I hope and pray it will help advance a regional vision of prosperity Integration peace and security for our entire region So dear friend Welcome to israel and welcome home The prime minister of israel will deliver his welcoming remarks Mr. President This is both A historic visit and a deeply personal one It is historic because it expresses The unbreakable bond Between our countries our commitment To shared values democracy freedom and the right of the jewish people to a state of their own And it is a very personal visit because your relationship with israel has always been very personal You once defined yourself as a zionist You said that you don't have to be a jew in order to be a zionist and you were right And in your case A great zionist and one of the best friends israel has ever known You have not been here for a few years. So in the next couple of days You will see how israel has grown and developed You will see the strength and smartness of the israeli army The creativity of the startup nation the diversity of the israeli society Israel is a country that brings together the past The present and the future Just moments ago your plane airport swan flew over Working soul search for his father's donkeys above king david's rooftop above the Pound tree that derbara the prophet set under You also flew over a word leading high tech industry over agriculture That is helping improve food security around the globe Above universities and research institutes where israeli scientists including Nobel prize winners are leading groundbreaking research During your visit We will discuss matters of national security We will discuss building a new security and economy architecture with the nations of the middle east Following the abram accords and the achievements of the negab summit And we will discuss the need To renew a strong global coalition That will stop the iranian nuclear program There will be time for all of that right now We are simply happy to see you mr. President the simple genuine joy Well brought by seeing a good friend once again Mr. President Welcome to Israel Maria Ladies and gentlemen the honorable joseph r biden jr the president of the united states of america President herzog Mr. Prime Minister lapid it's an honor to once again stand with uh With friends and visit the independent jewish state of israel president nixon Was the first american president to visit israel in 1974 I was actually my first visit was as you mentioned as a young united states senator from delaware in 1973 Just a few weeks before the amkpur war I had the privilege Of spending time with prime minister golden may year I'll never forget. I was sitting next to a gentleman on my right when there are aides His name was robin I think look back on it all now and i realized that i had the great honor of Living part of the great history of this great and i did say and i say again You need not be a jew to be a zionist The fact is that since then i've known every single prime minister and spend an honor Form strong working relations with each of them and now This is my 10th visit Every chance to return to this great country Where the ancient roots of the jewish people date back to biblical times Is a blessing Because the connection between the israeli people and the american people Is bone deep It's bone deep The generation after generation that connection grows We invest in each other we dream together We're part of what Has always been The objective we both had I've been part of that as a senator As a vice president And quite frankly before that Have him been raised by a righteous christian When we had dinner at our Table every night before he went back to work And it was a place where he had conversation and incidentally ate And i remember he taught us all about what happened in the holocaust Why weren't the tracks bomb? Why did we not? Why why why? And he imbued in us a sense of obligation That we all have And i was president I'm proud to say that our relationship With the state of israel is deeper and stronger in my view than it's ever been And with this visit we're strengthening our connections even further We've reaffirmed the unshakable commitment to the united states to israel security Including partnering with israel on the most cutting-edge defense systems in the world From here i'm going straight to a briefing on israeli missiles and rocket defense capabilities Including the us support for the iron dome And israel's new laser-enabled system Called the iron beam We're going to deepen our connections in science and innovation And work to address global challenges through the new strategic high-level dialogue on technology We'll continue to advance israel's integration into the region Expand emerging forums and engagement like the new i2 u2 summit Which will bring israel the united states the ua together and india as well To deepen our economic cooperation between the middle east and the end of pacific greater peace greater stability greater connection It's critical. It's critical if i might add for all the people of the region Which is why We'll be we'll discuss My continued support Even though i know it's not in the near term a two-state solution That remains in my view the best way to ensure the future of equal measure of freedom prosperity and democracy For israelis and palestinians as life We're going to celebrate the ending of people to people connection and the enduring connection That binds our nations together Commemorate the history that we must never allow to repeat itself Later today I will once more return to the hollow ground of yad Shem To honor six million jewish lives We're stolen in the genocide And continue which we must do every every day continue to bear witness To keep alive the truth and honor of the holocaust horror the holocaust Honor those we lost So that we never ever ever forget that lesson You know and to continue our shared unending work To fight the poison of antisemitism Wherever it rises as ugly head Wherever we find it in the world We make real on the promise of never again by taking it on We have a full agenda over the next two days Because the relationship between israel and the united states covers every issue that matters to our mutual futures We're united in our shared values And our shared vision I'm looking forward to our time together over the next few days May israel And the united states continue to grow and prosper together For the benefit of the entire world And I mean that for the benefit of the entire world Thank you and god bless you all The president of the state of Israel And the president of the united states Will now join the honorable guest for a celebratory photo Mr. Yair Lapid and president Isaac Herzog All delivering remarks on the red carpet at Ben Gurion airport marking the start Of this historic trip the u.s leader here in the middle east in israel for the next two days He will also be visiting the west bank and then on friday. He heads to Saudi Arabia a photograph is being taken right now on the tarmac at the start of this historic trip Let's find out what is happening at the airport. We bring in our middle east correspondent Ariel Oceran so Ariel that red carpet has been out And Air force one landed early which was interesting talk to us about the messaging Warm messages between these leaders at the start of this important time for the region this important visit Oh, definitely beneath us. So as President Biden just finished taking his joint photo with israeli ministers and members of parliament Rather than going one by one shaking their hands We did hear israeli leaders both prime minister lapid and president Herzog talk about the unbreakable bond between israel and the united states president Herzog calling President biden our brother joseph referring to the biblical joseph And i think what was interesting what we heard from president biden was that he reiterated the importance Of his deep belief as he called it in the two-state solution I think this will be the peak of mentioning that and the conflict with the palestinians during this short visit here to the region and as we are looking now president biden appears to be walking to his car the beast is a Armored vehicle which will take him as he described it to the hollowed ground of yad vashem the holocaust memorial site a site that world dignitaries world leaders make a point of stopping as they arrive in israel And president biden in his remarks mentioned the the importance of remembering the holocaust of never again. This is A constant talking point of his but we saw a warm A warm atmosphere between him prime minister lapid president Herzog a warm atmosphere that at least in israel hope will continue Into tomorrow as the working meetings begin Ariel obviously security is top of mind for israeli leaders and of course the relationship that exists between israel And the united states the u.s president making mention of the fact that he is going to be going shortly To be shown the iron dome and the iron beam talk to us about why that is so important at the start of this visit He absolutely right benita before he goes to yad vashem he will here at the airport be shown an exhibition of israeli cutting edge Air defense systems now this comes as part of the larger context of president biden's visit Of course after israel he and uh and bethlehem he will go on to the regional security A regional conference in jeda, saudi arabia and ahead of this visit there was a lot of talk about Establishing some form of regional security alliance mainly in the fields of air defense So what and that air defense alliance is going to be based mainly on israeli air defense technology So what president biden is going to see right now is the technology that that regional alliance will be based on We've also heard reports that Not only israel is intended to send To sell arm systems to gulf partners Some of which some with whom israel does not have official relations including saudi arabia It wouldn't be surprising if these same systems that he is taking a glance at during this exhibition Will be in play in some form of regional security Cooperation that is expected to be announced in some form or another between israel And gulf partners also partners with whom israel does not have official diplomatic relations at the moment Well as president isaac heard sobs said the winds of peace are blowing from north africa Across the gulf. We're just seeing images of the president getting into the beast You have been there at the airport in the lead up to this moment Touchdown of air force one talk to us about the atmosphere there It certainly looks warm and positive from our vantage point Warm and positive and atmosphere and warm and humid in terms of the temperature leading up To the landing pretty much until half an hour before the event began all the dignitaries were in their respective tents There was a tent for the military servicemen who are playing the band behind me on the other Behind my other shoulder are the israeli dignitaries politicians. They had their own tents people taking Taking high hiding in the in the air conditioning, but yes, there was a lot of Excitement also here among the press of very very large presence Of foreign press here to cover this trip all the way from australia, japan us Europe also india there's a lot of people here coming to To cover this because this is seen as a as an important moment Not just in the chronicles of the relations between israel and the u.s But more broadly in the region because this visit is seen as a significant Perhaps step forward In including israel in the larger gulf middle east area Ariel we've been discussing here in suger that the opening remarks at a trip like this are likely to Not getting too much detail or knuckling down into too many contentious issues, but Interim prime minister yair lapid made brief mention of the iran nuclear program and efforts to try and stop it Talk to us about the national security concerns right now out of israel at the start of this trip A lot will be discussed behind the scenes, but this will be top of mind for israel Well, but if i think of out of all the issues that are going to be discussed during this trip the iran Issue mainly the iran nuclear threat is perhaps the least contentious of the issues between israel and the u.s ahead of this visit There was uh, we were we learned that the two leaders lapid and president biden are going to sign what's called the Jerusalem declaration a declaration that hopes to solidify Key policy points by us in relation to israel's national security interests Mainly not allowing iran to acquire nuclear weapons also the promise to allow or the the The positive perspective on israel being able to defend itself by itself. These are issues that have been Policy for both sides and also statements for years, but this is going to be in writing Look this No one should be surprised. There is not going to be any surprises here in this visit Perhaps the most contentious issue was actually raised by us national security advisor jake sullivan and a briefing mid-air on Air force one saying that israel that the u.s does intend In the near future to reopen the U.s consulate for the palestinians in jerusalem And so that will be discussed in closed doors, but in open public remarks, of course friendship all around Middle east correspondent ariel osaran live from bangurion airport in tel aviv ariel. Thank you We will be coming back to you throughout our broadcast Now with me in studio, we have said goodbye to former ambassador daniel shek political commentator Thank you daniel for being with us for the last hour now We welcome to studio dan perry international affairs analyst and former middle east editor at the associated press and still with us Yaakov lappin military and strategic affairs analyst at the jewish new syndicate and the myriam Institute thank you both for being here dan i want to start with you good to see you here in studio We've been watching these images air force one touching down in tel aviv early We have heard the opening remarks from the leaders as we watch now the u.s president getting into the beast He's about to go off and be shown some of the top defense technology that exists here in israel Talk to us from your perspective. You've been covering this region for a very long time about the significance of this trip and what we are seeing unfolding