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. . . or, something like that.Israel to Award Obama Medal of Distinction (First Sitting US President
President Obama will be awarded the Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction during his visit to Israel next month, according to a report in the Times of Israel.
Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to receive the honor, which was announced by Israeli President Shimon Peress office on Monday.
Barack Obama is a true friend of the State of Israel, and has been since the beginning of his public life, said Peres in a statement announcing the decision.
As president of the United States of America, he has stood with Israel in times of crisis," he continued. "During his time as president he has made a unique contribution to the security of the State of Israel, both through further strengthening the strategic cooperation between the countries and through the joint development of technology to defend against rockets and terrorism.
The statement went on to praise Obama as a symbol of democratic values who exemplifies the spirit of equality of opportunity in American society.
read: http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/283675-obama-to-receive-medal-of-distinction-during-visit-to-israel?utm_campaign=briefingroom&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterfeed
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)five times fast) are plotting to destroy Israel?
Bryant
PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)with Muslims than Christians. Sound weird. Yeah I know X_X We are rather stupid
patrice
(47,992 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Bucky
(54,041 posts)While supplies last.
SaveAmerica
(5,342 posts)This is his seduction face, btw - it never fails
Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)bites the dust, while GOP heads explode across the nation.
It will be very amusing to hear the Republican PTB explain this one to their minions.
still_one
(92,372 posts)Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)waiting for Jesus to come back and kill all Jews except for the male virgins, not for the super majority of Jews.
It is religion not reality.
Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)but then I'm not a Republican (and I am an American Jew).
I was talking about how yet another RW talking point has been rendered toothless in the face of reality.
That seems to be happening more and more often of late. And I can't wait to hear the GOP try to explain why their 'facts' keeping getting disproven.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)bluesbassman
(19,379 posts)and it was cut off to both of their brains long ago.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)Both are nothing but inert gasbags, nothing really to interact with.
PennsylvaniaMatt
(966 posts)About President Obama being honored when he goes to Israel!
cartach
(511 posts)And they'll come up with one or two news items that they'll deem earth shattering,ground breaking and pound away on them all for as long as it takes.Anything to take attention away from the Israeli trip and dupe their regulars as they consistently do. In that regard there must be something going on that Fox wants to provide a smokescreen for and it could be Israel because they have given a lot of coverage to the suicide of a so called country music star today. While it is a tragic,sad story it does not deserve the time given to it by Fox to the exclusion of President's Day or the Israeli trip.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)bigtree
(86,005 posts). . . nothing about that relationship runs afoul of our constitution or the oath he swore to.
But, that isn't the issue here. Even as this administration has worked to build and maintain our nation's relationship and promised obligations to our ally in the Middle East, they've also challenged Israel on several fronts and worked to make diplomatic progress and forge working relationships with some who may not operate in Israel's interest. It's inevitable that both sides will have an interest in portraying him as partial to one or the other.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)baldguy
(36,649 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Let's have Marco Rubio with a T Shirt which says, what else?
I went to Israel and all I got was a lousy T Shirt!
I think everyone realizes the right wings attempt to derail our Presidents foreign policy. Especially the better informed al Jazeera watchers.
Bucky
(54,041 posts)Did you know Peres actually supports peace talks with the Palestinians? Surely you know talking is negotiating and negotiating is compromise and compromise is surrender and surrender is a form of terrorism. Rather than support a true Israeli hero like Bibi, Obama is essentially siding with terrorists again. Everyone who disagrees with me is a terrorist, except they use facts instead of car bombs, but otherwise they're indistinguishable.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,168 posts)is Lindsey Graham soiling himself.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)it's a fairy tale, the Israelis were blackmailed, it's satire, it's a joke by the Israelis ("the Jews have a great sense of humor" , etc.
By the way, I can only get the thread through Google cache, maybe the thread was deleted?