Strengthen Biden, charm Trump, make an impression in Israel: Prime Minister Netanyahu has big plans for his trip. In the USA, people are anxiously awaiting the guest – things rarely went smoothly with him.
The crack in the cockpit windshield was quickly repaired, but the damage to its image remained: Israel’s new government plane, the “Wings of Zion”, a Boeing 767 converted for over 200 million US dollars with a bedroom suite, command room and operating table, was already in need of maintenance before it even carried its owner Benjamin Netanyahu through the skies for the first time.