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A weary Biden's arrival to Israel was anticlimactic but sincere

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US President Joe Biden disembarks from his plane upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022, as he starts his first tour of the Middle East since entering the White House last year. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

US President Joe Biden (L) is welcomed by Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 15: US president Joe Biden disembarks from Airforce One after arriving in Geneva, one day prior to the US - Russia summit on June 15, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled in Geneva for Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Photo by Martial Trezzini - Pool/Keystone via Getty Images)

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Knesset Member Idan Roll attends the Education, Culture, and Sports Committee Yaacov Margi leads Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting in the Israeli parliament on July 15, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ועדת החינוך של הכנסת יו"ר ועדת החינוך יעקב מרגי ועדת חינוך פעוטונים התעללות פיקוח עידן רול

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 15: US president Joe Biden disembarks from Airforce One after arriving in Geneva, one day prior to the US - Russia summit on June 15, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled in Geneva for Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Photo by Martial Trezzini - Pool/Keystone via Getty Images)

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(L to R) Israel's former prime minister Naftali Bennett, caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Cabinet Secretary Shalom Shlomo, attend the first cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on July 3, 2022, days after lawmakers dissolved parliament. - Lapid accused Hezbollah of undermining Lebanon's efforts to reach an agreement on their disputed energy-rich maritime border, as the new premier hosted his first cabinet meeting today. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / POOL / AFP) / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Cabinet Secretary Shalom Shlomo] instead of [Knesset member Abir Kara]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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