Obama Launches Day Of Meetings In Israel

AP:

JERUSALEM - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama held a breakfast meeting Wednesday with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the first event in a day packed with meetings and travel across Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Neither man spoke to reporters as they posed for news cameras at the plush downtown King David Hotel before sitting down to a breakfast of smoked salmon and local cheeses.

After the Barak meeting, Obama met opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu. He was also scheduled to visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and call on President Shimon Peres.

Later Wednesday he will make the short drive from Jerusalem to Ramallah on the West Bank for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. After returning to Jerusalem to meet Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, he will fly by helicopter to the southern Israeli town of Sderot -- the target of many Palestinian rocket attacks -- then chopper back to Jerusalem to meet Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

Obama arrived in Israel Tuesday night from neighboring Jordan and is due to leave for Germany early Thursday.

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Comments

[Jessegirl]

...And McCain would rather label the troops "cowards" and "losers" for wanting to end this "occupation". He only loves the troops if they stay for a hundred years.

[Daly]

Uh Yeah; he showed his love in the way that he was out in front with his hate of the GI bill.

More love by trying to make it difficult for the troops to qualify for GI

[JR49]

I wish somebody finally advised old man to take retirement money and disappear. I am sure not just me but all who reads all gaffes of McCain are already tired.

[5150]

Sen John McCain would rather run a laundry than lose his shirt.

[CocteausTwin]

HuffPost's Pick

I really love the way this gentleman speaks frankly and thoughtfully. I think he is garnering a good deal more of respect for what the US truly is and can be around the world.

[rtnd22]

O so he was already campaigning in 2002 when he spoke out agianst the invasion...thanks for the clarity McCain