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Fifty-one percent of Jewish Israelis consider Obama’s administration more pro-Palestinian than pro-Israel, according to the survey, while 35% consider it neutral and 10% declined to express an opinion. The poll of 500 people representing a statistical model of the Jewish Israeli population had a margin of error of 4.5%. Full Story… A pro-Israel lobby group in the U.S. has launched a project intent on shifting the focus of the Obama administration away from West Bank settlements, claiming they are not an obstacle to peace and that their evacuation would amount to "ethnic cleansing." Full Story… The Yesha Council of settlements organized a demonstration in which some 1,500 rightists gathered near the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday to protest the Obama administration’s demand for a total freeze on Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank. Full Story… Throughout the political campaign Barack Obama argued that he was a staunch friend of Israel. In Cairo, in his ground-breaking speech to the Islamic world, he asserted America was committed to the security of Israel. Wherever he goes he says he is committed to upholding America’s long history of supporting the Jewish state. So how […] WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama told Jewish leaders Monday that eight years of U.S.-Israeli unison in demanding Palestinian concessions has produced no results and asked leaders to give him time to try his tactics for a Middle East peace. Full Story… U.S. President Barack Obama met yesterday for the first time with 15 American Jewish leaders at the White House, for talks aimed at clearing the air following allegations that his administration was taking a tough line with Israel over settlement activity. Full Story… July 11 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said his $787 billion stimulus bill “has worked as intended” as he pushed back against Republican criticism that his recovery program has failed to rescue the economy. This is what I believe will be Obama’s “Mission Accomplished” even as as it gets worse. Will this go […] Even if Russia’s call for a global currency failed to gain much traction at a G8 summit, President Dmitry Medvedev took home a coin meant to symbolize that the dream may one day come true. An iPOD for the Queen and a Gold Coin for the Russian Leader with the words "United Future World […] Oh I’m sure he was not bowing this time…. Right? July 9: President Obama and France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy take their places for a photo with junior G-8 delegates, including Brazil’s Mayora Tavares, left, at the G-8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy. […] Comments by US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden about a possible Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities were directed at Iran and meant to "distinguish" the US from Israel, national security adviser Uzi Arad said Wednesday. Full Story… |
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