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Fast Forward Obama Wows ‘Em With His Hebrew in Scorching Israel Sun
Barack Obama has become the fifth American president to visit Israel during his term in office. Air Force One touched down bang on time at Ben Gurion Airport, met by trumpet blasts, an Israeli military guard of honor, and welcome speeches by his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His red…
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Opinion Back to Future for Obama at Ben Gurion Airport
It was like a return from the dead today at Ben Gurion Airport’s Terminal 1. Ever since it was replaced by a newer terminal a decade ago, it has been a graveyard of abandoned conveyor belts, gaps where vending machines used to be, and check-in desks for a couple of budget airlines that can’t afford…
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Fast Forward Low Expectations Jetting With Obama on First Presidential Visit to Israel
President Barack Obama arrived in Israel on Wednesday without any new peace initiative to offer disillusioned Palestinians and facing deep Israeli doubts over his pledge to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. Making his first official visit here as president, Obama hopes to use the trip to reset his often fraught relations with both the Israelis and…
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Fast Forward Anti-Obama Palestinian Protesters Battle Police
Palestinian police scuffled on Tuesday with scores of demonstrators protesting against the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to the occupied West Bank later this week. Dozens of officers and plainclothes policemen prevented the crowd from reaching the main offices of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinians’ de facto capital Ramallah, leading to shoving,…
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The Schmooze Obama/Bibi Video…Set to Golden Girls Theme Song
The Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. is really excited about Obama’s trip to Israel. So excited, that they made an animated bobble-head video set to theme from “Golden Girls” to tell us about it. Bibi and Barry, just like Rose and Blanche. This is possibly even more insane than the Obama mustache meme, but it’s…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama To Pay Homage to Jewish History, Avoid Settlement Debate in Israel
President Barack Obama will embrace Jewish history while skirting the morass of West Bank settlements when he visits Israel this week – a selective itinerary laden with diplomatic signals. The tour, running from Wednesday to Friday, is meant to warm Israelis to the cool-tempered, second-term Democratic leader who is prodding their rightist prime minister, Benjamin…
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Fast Forward Scant Hope of Breakthrough as Barack Obama’s Mideast Trip Looms
President Barack Obama is due to make his first official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories this week, looking to improve ties after sometimes rocky relations with both sides during his first term in office. Obama is not expected to come with any new Palestinian peace initiative and will spend most of his time…
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Life When Miss Israel Meets President Obama
This week Yityish Aynaw, the first black Miss Israel will sit down with Barack Obama, the first black U.S. President. The former may be a beauty pageant winner and the latter the leader of the free world, but beyond the different job descriptions they have a lot in common. Their respective victories made them “firsts,”…
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