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Obama to Finally Make a Visit to Israel as President

cgait Wrote: Feb 05, 2013 10:35 PM
I'm sure he'll get a warm reception because he is visiting a civilized country with a classy head of state, not a petulant dictator wanna-be like the one here in the US.
wpeeters Wrote: Feb 06, 2013 2:31 AM
Why do you have to be right on this one?
Drifter33 Wrote: Feb 06, 2013 12:14 AM
Yes, I'm sure you're right--but I'll be the Israelis are "thrilled" to have him visit.
jsl588 Wrote: Feb 06, 2013 3:34 PM
How much foreign aid does Israel get every year..........and what president authorized more defense spending for them last year? But that's no reason to be thrilled.

It took winning a second term to get it penciled in on the schedule, but President Obama is finally set to visit Israel as the leader of the free world this Spring. More from AP:

President Barack Obama plans to visit Israel in the spring, marking his first visit to the nation since becoming president.

The White House says Obama spoke about the visit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Jan. 28. That’s when Obama congratulated Netanyahu on his success in Israel’s recent election.

Obama visited Israel while running...

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