Ben Smith of Politico reports:
A source at the White House for the president's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reports that Obama ended the event with a modest proposal for the domestic politics of both men.
At the meeting's conclusion, the two leaders walked out to the adjoining room where the Israeli and American delegatio…
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Posted on November 11, 2009 at 8:30pm —
Senior Israel officials on Wednesday adamantly rejected media speculation about tension between Jerusalem and Washington. "The reception [of Netanyahu in the White House] was cordial and friendly in many aspects, and even included rolling-up sleeves and cracking open beer bottles when necessary, in line with the tradition of coordination between senior Israeli and US officials," National Security Adviser Uzi Arad told Israel Radio from Paris, the latest stop on PM Benjamin…
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Posted on November 11, 2009 at 8:00pm — Comments
Although Monday night's talks between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama remain shrouded in secrecy, the Israeli prime minister broadly hinted that the "importance of the visit will become clear in the future." He discounted reports of tension with the American President: "Reports about a bad atmosphere are garbage," he said. "To put it mildly, they are grossly inaccurate and don't reflect the truth." On the contrary, Netanyahu insisted, the atmosphere "was very open and v…
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In the face of far-left, Arab and Muslim opposition, the New York Mets organization has decided to honor its commitment to rent its Caesar's Club for a fundraiser benefiting the Jewish community of Hevron.
Shortly after the venue for the Hebron Fund dinner in support of the Jews of Hevron was publicized, eleven organizations sent a letter to the Mets management calling upon them to disallow the event at Citi Field. Signatories included organizations from Israel, the US and…
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Posted on November 11, 2009 at 1:30am — Comments
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a one hundred minute meeting with US President Barack Obama Monday night which addressed the Middle East peace process, Iran and Israeli security.
About half of the meeting was one-on-one and half of which included four members of staff on each side. Barak, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren, National Security Council head Uzi Arad and PMO adviser Yitzhak Molcho joined Netanyahu for the first half, while Obama and Netanyahu met privately…
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Posted on November 10, 2009 at 10:30am — Comments