By RON JAGER— Obama’s predilection for moral grandstanding and condescension is well known. Obama’s first term was purposely less sympathetic to Israel than any other Presidency since the days of Jimmy Carter, the one personally responsible for letting the Islamic genie out of the bottle, enabling Ayatollah Khomeini to take over Iran and unleash the…
By MARK LANDLER and JODI RUDOREN, NY TIMES— It took four years and a second term, but President Obama traveled to Israel on Wednesday for a richly symbolic state visit, bearing a message of solidarity to a wary Israeli public, and a promise to defend Israel from threats near and far. “Shalom,” Mr. Obama said…
BY CAROLINE GLICK— Why is US President Barack Obama coming to Israel today? In 2008, then president George W. Bush came to celebrate Israel’s 60th Independence Day, and to reject Israeli requests for assistance in destroying Iran’s nuclear installations. In 1996, then-president Bill Clinton came to Israel to help then-prime minister Shimon Peres’s electoral campaign…
President Barack Obama, Dear Friend, Welcome to Israel. We welcome you as a great President of the United States of America. As a remarkable world leader. As a historic friend of Israel. Of the Jewish People. Your visit here is a crown demonstration of the profound relationship between our two nations. The people of Israel…