One larger goal of the president's Mideast visit is assuring uneasy Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials that he is committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
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Joe Biden opened his first visit to the Mideast as president on Wednesday by declaring a "bone deep" bond between the United States and Israel and pledging to strengthen economic connections between the two countries going forward.
President Biden on Wednesday visited Israel's national Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, taking part in a somber ceremony to honor the more than 6 million Jews who were killed by the Nazis during World War II.
An agency spokesperson says a Secret Service employee was detained and questioned by Israeli police after being “allegedly involved in a physical encounter.”