Obama's Israel itinerary skirts settlements but not symbolism
U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks at a Women's History Month reception at the White House in Washington, March 18, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/ will embrace Jewish history while skirting the morass of this week - a selective itinerary laden with diplomatic signals. The tour, running from Wednesday to Friday, is meant to warm Israelis to the cool-tempered, second-term Democratic leader who is prodding their rightist prime minister, , to hold fire on Iran and make way for a Palestinian state. took this long to come and that in a ...
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