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BIDEN BECKONS A NEW DAWN BY DAVID SAFFER

America has no greater friend than the State of Israel,” he said. A new era dawns for Israel and Noting the Middle East was world Jewry with Joe Biden’s going through “rapid change”, inauguration as the 46th Preshe looked ahead to building ident of the United States. “further bridges” with PalesPrime Minister Benjamin tinian neighbours whilst chalNetanyahu congratulated lenging the “rising threat of Biden and Vice President KaIranian aggression and expanmala Harris on a “historic” sionism, anti-Semitism and inauguration in a brief video global terrorism”. message. Netanyahu noted Danon said Israel valued an his decades-long friendship “unbreakable relationship” with Biden and looked ahead with the US but “a nuclear to further strengthen the IsraIran” was the “most pressing el-US alliance, expand peace challenge” facing the region. with Israel and the Arab world Danon called on Biden’s and confront common chaladministration to apply “neclenges, chief among them the essary pressure” on the Iranian “threat posed by Iran”. regime. President Reuven Rivlin President Joe Biden Concerns persist over the PHOTO: FACEBOOK and Israeli Ambassador to the administration’s view of the UN Danny Danon also noted the Rivlin invited Biden to Jeru- 2015 Iran nuclear deal signed Iranian threat in messages to the salem “as soon as possible” as by Barack Obama, even with new US president. president. “The United States of strengthened conditions, which

Biden is expected to resurrect. Biden’s views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and building plans in Judea and Samaria may also be contentious. Biden’s pick for Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, backed a two-state solution when questioned at his Senate confirmation this week. “The only way to ensure Israel’s future as a Jewish, democratic state and to give the Palestinians a state to which they are entitled is through the so-called two-state solution,” he said. Blinken’s view is not shared by many Jews worldwide and in Israel who passionately believe the whole land of Israel is for the Jews. Blinken confirmed the US Embassy move to Jerusalem and recognition of the city as Israel’s CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PARASHAT BO

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