Obama's wit: "We'll trade our Lieberman for yours"

[Israel Insider]

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 delegations were talking.

"So," Obama announced, according to the source in the room, "we've decided that we are going to trade our Lieberman for their Lieberman," referring to the independent American senator and the hard-line Israeli foreign minister.

No word on how that joke went over, though neither Lieberman is likely to be amused.