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Hundreds of security guards and 80 vehicles: Preparations for Biden's visit to Israel Israel today

2022-07-07T12:24:02.856Z


At every site Biden will visit, a joint staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Prime Minister's Office, the Shin Bet and the Israel Police will be set up.


Hundreds of security guards and staff, six helicopters, a whole plane of journalists, a convoy of about 80 vehicles and an air train of equipment:

US President Joe Biden will land at Ben Gurion Airport only next Wednesday afternoon, but the huge logistical operation ahead His visit to Israel is already in full swing.

The American president is the most secure and surveyed personality in the world, and wherever he visits he is accompanied by a huge entourage.

The White House's preliminary staff has been in Israel for about a week now and is preparing and coordinating for the complex operation.

"Israel Hayom" has learned that at every site where Biden visits Israel, a joint LCO of the Foreign Ministry, the Prime Minister's Office, the Shin Bet and the Israel Police will be established in advance, with the aim of managing and regulating the flow of hundreds of the president's followers, keeping in touch with Americans and resolving Verify any issue or problem that arises.

The presidential limousine will land in Israel, Photo: AFP

The U.S. delegation has more than 500 staff and secret service personnel in charge of the president's security.

In recent days, several huge C-17 Globemaster transport planes have landed at Ben Gurion Airport, which have begun to bring to Israel the equipment that will accompany the huge entourage. Among other things, there are about 80 vehicles - including the presidential limousine known as "The Beast". ) Due to its unusual size and weight.

This is an armored Cadillac made by General Motors that is not in serial production and was developed specifically for the President, according to the requirements of the Secret Service.

The exact weight of the car has not been officially announced for safety reasons, but it is estimated to weigh about eight tons - about eight times that of an average family car.

The "Beast" can comfortably accommodate about seven passengers, and for a price tag of about $ 1.5 million it is equipped with night vision devices, hermetic sealing that provides protection against chemical warfare agents, bulletproof tires and steel doors about 20 inches thick.

And if, God forbid, all these measures are not enough to protect the president, in the car are constantly stored blood packets with Biden's blood type.

Several vehicles of this model arrived in Israel, in order to disguise the exact location of the president at any given time.

Biden himself will arrive in Israel on the famous Air Force 1 aircraft.

These are, in fact, two Boeing 747-200B aircraft used by the president alternately.

The Air Force 1 is a flying headquarters with the ability to refuel in the air that allows it to fly for several days in a row.

It is equipped with advanced missile defense systems and communications systems that allow the president and his staff to continue to run the United States and the world as if they were staying in the White House.

Along with the "usual" equipment of huge executive jets, which includes a presidential suite, an office and a conference room, "Air Force 1" is also equipped with a sophisticated operating room - for any trouble that may arise.

In addition to the presidential plane, a backup plane will arrive in Israel and will be available to Biden if necessary.

A separate plane arriving the day before the president will include about 120 American journalists, who make up only a small portion of the hundreds of journalists from Israel and around the world who will accompany Biden in Israel.

Most of the president's traffic within Israel will be carried out in the secure convoy, but six American Black Hawk helicopters have also landed in Israel, which will be able to carry the president and engage in security, transportation and escorting of his movements during the visit.

The Foreign Ministry has allocated close to 60 employees for the visit, who will only deal with various coordination during the president's stay in Israel, and the Israel Police is expected to allocate thousands of police officers to the complex security operation.

The President and his entourage will stay at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, which is rented entirely for the duration of the visit.

"Israel Today" has learned that the reason why the Americans rented all the hotel rooms is not only related to security - the huge delegation will populate all the rooms, and even more.

Some of the president's men, and of course hundreds of journalists, will be staying in hotels in the area.

The entire Dan Panorama Hotel will be populated by American journalists and media people, and the Inbal and David Fortress hotels will also have hundreds of journalists and other visiting-related positions.

The King David Hotel in Jerusalem was rented in its entirety,

The president's schedule has not yet been finally approved and is subject to change.

Biden is scheduled to land at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday, July 13 at 5:00 PM, and will be received at a state ceremony in the presence of "Staff A" of the State of Israel, including the president and prime minister. , And from there he will set off on a journey to the Palmachim base.

At the military base, the president will be impressed by the Iron Dome system, which the United States has funded a significant portion of its development costs, and the laser interception system currently being developed by Israel. , Not yet determined.

The next day, Thursday morning, Biden will visit Yad Vashem and from there leave for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem.

He will meet there with Prime Minister Lapid, and the two will hold a digital conference call attended by UAE President Muhammad bin Zayed and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

At around 5:00 PM, Biden is expected to arrive at the presidential residence, for a meeting with President Yitzhak Herzog.

Afterwards, it appears that Biden will meet with the athletes of the American delegation to Maccabiah.

The next day, Friday morning, he will visit Augusta Victoria Hospital on the Mount of Olives - an institution to which the United States has been donating money for years. From there, Biden will leave for Bethlehem and meet with Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen.

He will then arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, where a state farewell ceremony will be held for him, and he will take off for the city of Jeddah on the first official direct flight from Israel to Saudi Arabia.

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Source: israelhayom

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