The Takeaway: Biden opens ‘new chapter’ with Middle East trip 

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US President Joe Biden disembarks from his plane upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022, as he starts his first tour of the Middle East since entering the White House last year. - JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images
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What to watch in Biden’s Middle East trip

“A new and promising chapter.” The president who sought to pivot away from the Middle East arrived in Israel today for the first leg of a regional visit that also includes stops in the occupied West Bank and Saudi Arabia.   

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