It was a state dinner at the home of President Shimon Peres of Israel. The guest of honor was President Barack Obama, who received Israel’s Presidential Medal of Distinction. The host served a Mediterranean sea plate of seared tuna, ceviche,...
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State Dinner in Jerusalem: Mediterranean Diet
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President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the stage after speaking at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, on March 21, 2013.
Obama: Peace ‘Necessary, Just, Possible’ — yet ‘All Options on Table’
”All options are on the table.” President George W. Bush said so in 2006. President Barack Obama, who has said it repeatedly, said it again today. They were, and are, talking about Iran’s suspected ambitions of building a nuclear weapon....
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and President Barack Obama shake hands during a joint press conference following meetings at the Muqata, the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 21, 2013.
Washington Daybook: Future Tense
President Barack Obama delivers an address to the Israeli people in Jerusalem today. He met earlier with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on the future of the peace process and said the Palestinian people “deserve a state of...
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President Barack Obama takes part in a tree planting ceremony with Israeli President Shimon Peres at his residence on March 20, 2013 in Jerusalem.
Obama’s Magnolia Bagged in Jerusalem — and More Off-Script
President Barack Obama brought a magnolia tree, a descendant of a White House magnolia, to the home of President Shimon Peres. The Israelis have planted it in their president’s garden with a plastic wrapper around the roots until it can...
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President Barack Obama is escorted by Speaker of the House John Boehner while leaving the Capitol on March 19, 2013 in Washington.
Boehner on Obama: Teasing the ‘Ones You Love’
President Barack Obama just can’t seem to resist cracking wise about Congress, even when the timing of his humor seems a bit off. Back in late December, a laugh line he aimed at Capitol Hill even as tense talks neared a...
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President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an official welcoming ceremony on his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport on March, 20, 2013 near Tel Aviv, Israel.
Netanyahu’s ‘Red Line,’ Obama’s Joke
This hasn’t been a laughing matter for Israel and the U.S. But today, President Barack Obama managed to find some humor in it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been urging world leaders, particularly Obama, to set “red lines” for...
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A limousine carrying President Barack Obama on March 20, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel.
Tel Aviv Breakdown: Presidential Limo Towed — (And Replaced)
Now here’s an energy crisis: Diesel fuel in the presidential limo, a gas-guzzler. Fortunately for the White House, however, there are many presidential limos. So when part of President Barack Obama’s fleet in Israel ended up on a flatbed truck...
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A Palestinian activist wearing a mask of President Barack Obama, holds a Rosa Parks' mug shot, in the West Bank town of Hebron, on March 20, 2013.
Obama’s Welcome: Palestinian Rappers
Many Palestinians may not be as overjoyed about President Barack Obama’s arrival in the Middle East today as the Palestinian rappers in a video prepared by the American Consulate General in Israel suggests. “We welcome you to Palestine,” the rappers...
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President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Peres during an official welcoming ceremony on his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport on March, 20, 2013 near Tel Aviv, Israel.
Obama in Israel: ‘Eternal’ Alliance
President Barack Obama wore a blue tie and white shirt. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wore the same. So did Israeli President Shimon Peres. The colors of the the Israeli flag. The U.S. and Israel have inextricable interests in national...
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The Washington Monument stands behind cherry trees blossoming in Washington on March 19, 2012.
Washington Daybook: Awaiting Cherries
President Barack Obama arrived in Tel Aviv this morning on his first visit to Israel as president. The three-day trip includes meetings and news conferences with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who disagrees with Obama on how to handle Iran’s...
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