Biden and Netanyahu have a long history and a good rapport, but experts say he would prefer to deal with the current Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, a centrist.
Maureen Groppe and Jotam Confino
- Netanyahu is eying a historic comeback in the upcoming elections.
- Biden has a decades-long history and good personal rapport with Netanyahu, despite policy divisions.
- A Netanyahu re-ascendance would complicate Biden’s efforts to revive a nuclear deal with Iran.
When President Joe Biden arrives in Israel Wednesday, he’ll be greeted by a counterpart who shares his moderate, pragmatic style.
But Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid may not hold power for long.
In a few months, Biden may be dealing again with Benjamin Netanyahu, the conservative hardliner who embraced former President Donald Trump and bedeviled former President Barack Obama.
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