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Israel News Will Barack Obama’s Speech Inspire a Generation of Israelis To Seek Peace?
Will the young Israelis that President Obama aimed his Jerusalem speech at become the “Obama generation,” in the same way that the youngsters who mourned Yitzhak Rabin after his 1995 assasination, became known forever as the “candle generation”? President Barack Obama’s March 21 address was an impassioned appeal to Israelis, especially the young, over the…
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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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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 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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Fast Forward Barack Obama Meets Leaders of Arab-American Groups Ahead of Mideast Trip
President Barack Obama on Monday met Arab American leaders who urged him to deliver a message of hope to the Palestinian people on his Middle East trip this month, even though he has made clear he will not use the visit to launch a new Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative. Obama hosted about 10 leaders at the…
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Israel News Two Books Offer Dueling Peace Roadmaps as Obama Prepares for Trip to Middle East
As President Obama prepares for his first presidential visit to Israel and the West Bank, he can choose from two books, both just out, to read on the plane ride over. Each is produced by veteran presidential advisors on the Middle East. But each offers a starkly different perspective. One book, a product of five…
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Fast Forward Obama Plans To ‘Listen’ During Visit to Israel and Palestinian Territories
President Barack Obama will not bring a peace plan to Israel and the Palestinian Territories next month, but rather intends to listen, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. Obama’s plan to visit has raised speculation of a new U.S. push to revive Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, stalled since 2010 in a dispute over Israeli settlement…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Pushes Mideast Peace on First Trip
John Kerry views his first trip as U.S. secretary of state as a listening tour, but the leaders he meets will want to hear whether he has any new ideas on Syria, Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Kerry left Washington on Sunday for London, the first stop on a nine-nation, 11-day trip that will also…
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