Obama to visit Israel, First Time as President

AP ^ | February 5, 2013 | Josh Lederman

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President Barack Obama will go to Israel in the spring, the White House said Tuesday, marking his first visit to the staunch U.S. ally since becoming president. While in the region, Obama will make stops in the West Bank and Jordan.

Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the visit to Israel in late January, when Obama congratulated Netanyahu on his success in Israel's recent election. The White House has not released the date of Obama's trip or details about Obama's itinerary, but Israel's Channel 10 reported that the trip had been scheduled for March 20.

"The start of the president's second term and the formation of a new Israeli government offer the opportunity to reaffirm the deep and enduring bonds between the United States and Israel and to discuss the way forward on a broad range of issues of mutual concern, including Iran and Syria," said National Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama would work closely with Palestinian Authority and Jordanian officials on regional issues during his visit to Jordan and the West Bank.

Obama's trip to Israel, coming shortly after the start of his second term, could offer an opportunity to repair a notoriously strained relationship with Netanyahu. But the trip is almost certain to raise expectations for the type of peace initiative that eluded Obama and his foreign policy team during his first four years in office. Obama has in the past warned against setting expectations too high for a breakthrough in stalled negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.

Although Obama visited Israel and Jordan while running for president in 2008, he hasn't been back since, drawing intense criticism from some pro-Israel groups who have claimed he is insufficiently supportive of the United States' closest Mideast ally.

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Do not trust the liar Mr Netanyahu..He is not coming to that area for anything but to see his Muslim friends and give them more money to buy weapon’s to use against Israel..Be very careful..

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The Prophet Isaiah said:

“How lovely on the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings Good news”.

Since the Lyin’ King is the Epitome of BAD NEWS, We can assume that his feet are extremely UGLY.

Not only are his feet ugly, but he has a tendency to show us the BOTTOMS of his feet, which is a grave insult in the Middle East.

I shudder to think of those uggy feets touching the Holy Land.