Biden relies on note cards resting on his lap, barely faces Israeli president

President Biden leaned heavily on his notes Tuesday while welcoming Israeli President Isaac Herzog to the Oval Office — as left-wing Democrats lined up to boycott Herzog’s scheduled speech at the Capitol in protest of the Jewish state’s policies toward Palestinians. “This is a friendship, I believe, that is just simply unbreakable — unbreakable,” said Biden, who read from notecards on his lap rather than looking Herzog in the face for much of his roughly one minute of public remarks before journalists were removed from the room. “And together working to bring more security and integration to the Middle East. And a lot of hard work — we’ve got a lot more to do, but there’s progress.” The 80-year-old president then described some of his administration’s initiatives, including supporting an Israeli-Lebanese maritime boundary deal and backing Saudi and Omani decisions to allow Israeli flights over their territory. Biden struggled to pronounce the cities of Aqaba, Jordan, and Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt — where Israeli and Palestinian leaders recently met with the involvement of the US and Middle Eastern governments. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/07/18/biden-talks-to-his-hands-stumbles-over-names-during-israeli-sitdown/ #joebiden #isaacherzog #israel #politics The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost