President Joe Biden's dash across Israel and the occupied West Bank pings across famous places, from the King David Hotel to Yad Vashem, the Maccabiah games and Augusta Victoria Hospital in east Jerusalem. By APLaurieKellman.
The King David has been a witness to — and sometimes a participant in — Israel’s history.
Hollywood has been here, too. Movie stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton reportedly quarreled in public during their stay. Scenes from the 1960 movie “Exodus” were filmed in the gilded lobby and on the hotel’s fancy terrace. All that history and the sweeping views don’t come cheap. The 153 square-meter presidential suite goes for more than $3,800 a night the week after Biden leaves, according to the hotel’s web site.Biden on Wednesday will stop at Israel’s Holocaust museum, Yad Vashem, which memorializes the 6 million Jews killed during World War II by the Nazis and their allies.
Such are the preparations at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, where Israel’s Isaac Herzog will present Biden with the country’s highest civilian award. The Presidential Medal of Honor has been awarded since 2012 to 26 people who have “made an extraordinary contribution to the State of Israel or to humanity through their talents, their service, or in any other way,” according to the government.
The Palestinians claim east Jerusalem, captured by Israel in 1967, as the capital of a future state and Biden’s visit to a Palestinian hospital in the area carries deep symbolism. Israel has annexed east Jerusalem in a move that is not internationally recognized.
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