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Seven countrys in eight days Obama leaves tomorow for Berlin Germany
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by Orenrosenfeld | July 23, 2008 at 12:43 am
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Obama in Israel his day hour by hour, currently in southern town of Sderot winning Israeli hearts with his "down to earth atitude and kindness" as one resident of the town sayed after Obama promised him to be the first one to be invited to the white house if hes elected president.
800 Breakfest with Ehud Barak at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem
8:45 Meets Bibi Netanyahu
9:45 A visit to Yad Vashem museum
Obamas statement this morning following his breakfest with Israel Minister of defence Ehud Olmert "A nuclear Iran a threat to humanity".
11:00 Meets the President Shimon Peres
13:30 Meets with Palestinian leader Abu Mazen in Ramallah
14:45 Meets Tzipi Livni Israels foriegn minister
16:15 Visits Sderot and meets with locals,press confrence at local police station
20:30 Dinner with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem
22:10 Visits the Western wall
Obama says before his meeting with Peres that he hopes to bring peace to the region.
While in Sderot this afternoon Obamas to visit the Amar family Pinchas and Aliza that their house was hit by a Qassam rocket fired from Hamas controlled Gaza strip and it was destroyed 7 months ago,the Amar family was injured during the attack and was previously visited by Maccain while he toured the region some months back.
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at 02:07 on July 23rd, 2008
Orenrosenfeld, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 06:40 on July 23rd, 2008
The Jewish vote in America is split like any other group. I've always thought that referring to the 'Jewish' vote was a rascist statement. Jews are like any other group, they are individuals with minds of their own.
at 06:55 on July 23rd, 2008
Orenrosenfeld, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 07:16 on July 23rd, 2008
Who is 'Tzipi Livni' and what is Sderot? where? and the house hit by rocket, while he was visiting? We're 'ignorant' over here.
at 07:24 on July 23rd, 2008
Well Tzipi Livni is Israel`s foriegn minister, Sderot is a small town in the south west of Israel that for 7 years was under rocket attack from Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza strip.
The house was hit 7 months ago and was visited by Maccain during his visit so im guessing Obamas crew wanted him to see it also.
at 07:25 on July 23rd, 2008
This is very important. I believe Obama confirmed his support for the state of Israel and felt that a shared version of East Jerusalum wasn't necessarily favourable.
at 07:50 on July 23rd, 2008
Orenrosenfeld, I like this story. It's good stuff. Thanks for adding the info. You have the advantage on the rest of us being there.
at 08:19 on July 23rd, 2008
Obama is still campaigning over there for voters over here on the taxpayer's money.
at 08:58 on July 23rd, 2008
Hey, Rene, were you complaining when McCain was over in Europe and the Middle East on taxpayers dollars? Or when McCain spent July 4th, that's right, the Independence of the U.S. in South America? Did you care when he was giving a "Jobs for America" speech in Mexico? I thought so.
I agree with ya, moon, I am tired of U.S. politicians kissing ass to to AIPAC. However, I feel there will be a shift within the next few years, whether the U.S. likes it or not. Other Western and non-Western nations are already scaling back the unequivocal support for Israel, and are taking a more even handed approach.
at 08:59 on July 23rd, 2008
Orenrosenfeld, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 10:09 on July 23rd, 2008
Wow, 7 countries in 8 days! Just how many actual facts do you think he really got on that whirlwind tour? Did he talk to any women in those countries or just men?
at 12:36 on July 23rd, 2008
Oh, oh, he stepped into Gaza! Now he can claim: 'I was there.' And talked a total of 45 minutes with Palestinian spokespersons. guess you can cram a lot of fact-finding into that. Anyway found this info on this blog. Is this true, oren? 45 minutes and that he entered Gaza as well as West Bank?
at 23:42 on July 24th, 2008
No he was only in Ramallah 10 minutes from Jerusalem, Gaza is under Hamas muslim extremists controll and is very dangerous for any westerner even Tony Blair could not enter last week due to threats on his life by al qaida palestine group, and he former pm of Britiain and the european quartet represntive in the middleast.
Gaza is off limits its now a muslim terror country with rules of islam in place much like taliban afganistan in the past.
at 12:51 on July 23rd, 2008
Orenrosenfeld, I like this story. It's good stuff.