PM Olmert's Visit to the United States:
A meeting between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden takes place today (Friday) at 10:30 a.m. (5:30 PM Israel time) at the White House in Washington.
The meeting between the two was supposed to take place yesterday, but due to the attack in Kabul, in which at least 13 American soldiers were killed and dozens of other Afghan civilians, it was postponed.
His remarks to President Biden, the Prime Minister is expected to open with condolences on the attack in Kabul.
'Those Americans lost their lives in a mission to save the lives of others.
That is the definition of courage and sacrifice, "Bennett is expected to tell Biden.
The Prime Minister will also talk about the new spirit he is bringing with him from Jerusalem.
A spirit of goodwill, of cooperation, unity and connection between people who think differently but work together for a common goal.
On the night between Thursday and Friday, Bennett and Baiden talked.
In the conversation, the Prime Minister expressed his deepest condolences in the wake of the events and noted that Israel shares in the grief of the United States: "We stand by you at this difficult time as the United States stands by Israel throughout the second," the Prime Minister told the President.
President Biden thanked the Prime Minister for showing understanding for the change at the time of their meeting, in light of the events.
He further added that he is looking forward to the meeting.