NEW YORK (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally gotten his long-coveted meeting with President Joe Biden. The sit-down Wednesday in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly is the first since Netanyahu took office at the helm of his country’s far-right government late last year. Biden opened the meeting by saying the U.S. relationship with Israel was “ironclad.” But he also said they would discuss “upholding democratic values that lie at the heart of our partnership, including checks and balances.” Netanyahu stressed common goals in his opening remarks. Netanyahu also said he would uphold democratic values, despite his proposed changes to Israel’s court system. (Photo: AP)