Barack Obama was escorted on a tour of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem yesterday by museum chairman Avner Shalev. Obama, who wound up a tour of the Middle East, pledged strong support of Israel.
(Daniel Berehulek/Pool)
Obama commits to defend security of Israel
Emphasizes the importance of negotiation
Barack Obama was escorted on a tour of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem yesterday by museum chairman Avner Shalev. Obama, who wound up a tour of the Middle East, pledged strong support of Israel.
(Daniel Berehulek/Pool)
SDEROT, Israel - Barack Obama's promise to serve as the nation's envoy-in-chief faced a test run yesterday, as he practiced a sort of shuttle shadow diplomacy in an armored Volvo limousine moving between Israeli and Palestinian seats of power. (Full article: 921 words)
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