JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden cheered on U.S. athletes at the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem on Thursday evening.
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Biden was greeted by “USA” chants as he arrived at Teddy Stadium shortly before the opening ceremony to meet with the American delegation.
“I’m so damn proud of you,” Biden told the athletes. “You demonstrate to the world that we can do anything.”
Donning the Team U.S. hat, Biden said, “Godspeed and go get ‘em, guys,” before joining Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Israeli President Isaac Herzog to watch the ceremony.
The event, sometimes referred to as the ‘Jewish Olympics,’ takea place every four years in Israel and is open to Jewish athletes around the world and Israeli athletes of any ethnicity or faith. Biden’s attendance at the games comes amid his 48-hour visit to Israel and the West Bank on the first Middle East trip of his presidency.
It is amazing how Sleepy joe was able to take time out of his busy schedule on just a 48 hr trip to Isreal to attend this sports game, yet during all the countless visits I have been making to Israel over more than 4 decades, and always longer than 48 hrs, I have never been able to take time out of my schedule to attend a game at this stadium.
Am I supposed to recalibrate my scheduling to make time for this important stadium? since sleepy joe making time for this stadium suggests that perhaps I have had my priorities wrong during my numerous visits to Israel.