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\"\"<\/a>Netanyahu returns home after pressing Israel\u2019s positions in US<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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The Israeli premier met with Biden and more than a dozen other world leaders on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.<\/strong><\/span>
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, Sept. 24, 2023. Credit: Twitter.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Israel from New York\u2019s John F. Kennedy Airport early on Sunday morning, wrapping up a six-day trip to the United States that included meetings with heads of state and an address to the United Nations General Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Netanyahu was set to touch down in Tel Aviv on Sunday afternoon, just after Israel\u2019s airspace officially closes for the Yom Kippur holiday, but before the holiday starts at sundown.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think this visit brought many achievements, and with your help, and thanks to you, we were able to do lots of good things for the State of Israel,\u201d the premier told fellow members of the Israeli delegation shortly before takeoff, noting he had met with some 20 leaders from five different continents during the visit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI also want to thank many of you for the congratulations [that I received] on the U.N. speech, which, to my joy, was not only broadcast live on U.S. television networks but also live in Saudi Arabia. This is, of course, a blessing for next year; next year will be a good year for us,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

The premier began the visit, his first to the United States since being voted back into office in November, with a visit to California on Sept. 18, where he met with X (formerly Twitter) owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk<\/a> at the electric vehicle company\u2019s plant in Fremont.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Tuesday morning, Netanyahu and his entourage landed in New York to participate in the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Netanyahu met with U.S. President Joe Biden<\/a> in New York on Wednesday, marking the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Netanyahu was re-elected nine months ago. Their closed-door meeting focused on the Iranian threat, Saudi-Israeli normalization, the Palestinian issue and Israel\u2019s judicial reform push.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the sidelines of the U.N. assembly, Netanyahu also held meetings with the leaders of Germany, Turkey, South Korea, Ukraine, Paraguay, Congo, Malawi, South Sudan and the Pacific nations of Palau, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea, as well as with U.N. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

During meetings with Netanyahu, leaders of Congo and Paraguay announced their intentions to open, or reopen, embassies in Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\n

Capping off his week-long visit, Netanyahu addressed the UNGA<\/a> on Friday. His speech largely focused on ongoing efforts to forge a normalization agreement between the Jewish state and Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n

A looming peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia will have far-reaching implications, including encouraging other Arab nations to normalize relations with Israel, Netanyahu predicted.<\/span><\/p>\n

He called the Abraham Accords \u201ca pivot of history,\u201d and said the whole world is reaping their benefits. \u201cAll these are tremendous blessings,\u201d said the premier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before returning to Israel, Netanyahu also sat down with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt<\/a> and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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