
Biden adopting firmer tone with Netanyahu as decades-long relationship enters its most consequential moment
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Joe Biden was in for a few surprises when he visited Israel in 2010.
Dispatched by then-President Barack Obama to reassure skeptical leaders, Biden was touched to learn Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- a man he'd known for almost 30 years -- had planted a circle of trees in honor of his mother at a forest in Jerusalem. "My love for your country was watered by this Irish lady, who was proudest of me when I was working with and for the security of Israel," a grinning Biden told Netanyahu at his official residence. "That's a great honor."More Related News