Sources who saw the Biden-Israel relationship up close say the vice president stayed loyal to Obama and maintained good relations with Netanyahu, doing his best to bridge the divides between them.
The meetup was described as a positive "mellowing" of the pair's stormy relationship, but Obama's plans for a possible upcoming U.N. resolution on a peace deal remained the "elephant in the room."
At their meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, the Israeli leader thanked his American counterpart for the new $38 billion military aid package and invited him to his private residence in Caesarea.
