Signed by Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, the document effectively summarizes Israeli and U.S. This was perhaps nowhere more apparent than in the Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Declaration. Energy, water, food and climate all took pride of focus above or alongside public talking points on more traditional conceptions of security, and an emphasis on multilateralism and new alliances ruled the day. In this new posture, there’s an implicit message that getting mired in 20th century conflicts in a 20th century manner has given way to prioritizing 21st century cooperative challenges and opportunities as a route to regional security.
retrenchment, the administration seemed to offer a retort that the United States hasn't left but has simply reoriented its lens and terms of engagement. In response to a regional perception of U.S. This takeaway was concordant with the overall message of Biden's trip. Kurtzer-Ellenbogen: With public assertions that “ the ground is not ripe at this moment to restart negotiations,” and that his support for a vision of a two-state solution is not one that is realizable “ in the near term,” Biden left little doubt that his administration will not be seeking, let alone actively pursuing or promoting, Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic progress. Re-starting an Israeli-Palestinian peace process is not a U.S. USIP’s Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, Robert Barron, Sarhang Hamasaeed, Hesham Youssef and Mike Yaffe discuss five major takeaways from the visit. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, far right, attend the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, July 16, 2022. On the Israeli-Palestinian front, the president affirmed Washington’s long-standing commitment to Israel and said that now was not the time to reengage on peace talks with the Palestinians. Still, there were some notable developments, like a U.S.-Saudi agreement to build 5G and 6G telecommunications networks and Riyadh opening airspace to Israeli flights. While the trip yielded little in the way of flashy announcements - like new normalization agreements or Saudi Arabia boosting oil production - it did demonstrate that the United States remains focused on enhancing the region’s security architecture, particularly to counter Iran.
President Biden made his first trip to the Middle East last week, visiting Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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