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Sam Stein

Sarah Silverman, Israeli Production Team, Go To Bat For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Barack Obama is getting an assist among Jewish voters from two different short films that couldn't be more disparate in message or nature. On Wednesd...

Released: Peace Poster Abbas Gave to Obama

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Daoud Kuttab

Local and regional observers have expressed surprise at the one sidedness of the Obama visit to the Middle East, with some calling his pro-Israeli drooling nothing short of an overkill.

Obama To House Dems: If Sanctions Fail, Israel Will Likely Strike Iran

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, met with House Democrats yesterday, talking about his trip abroad and his observations. Obama told the caucus, accordi...

Yeshiva Student Returns Obama's Wall Note

Jerusalem Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

The yeshiva student who pried Barack Obama's prayer note from the Western Wall has apologized. Identified only by the first initial of his name, Alep...

Does "Pro-Israel" Mean Anything?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
MJ Rosenberg

Supporting the status quo on Israel is the path of least resistance. It is easy and risk-free. But it only adds to Israel's security problems -- and America's declining strategic position in the Middle East.

JPost: Obama "Striking," "Blunt" In Interview On Israel

Jerusalem Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Two months ago in the Oval Office, President George W. Bush, coming to the end of a two-term presidency and presumably as expert on Israeli-Palestinia...

Obama And The Wall

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jamal Dajani

During my recent travels to the Middle East, I found that although Obama fairs much better than his rival, early enthusiasm for his candidacy has been replaced by skepticism.

Israeli Newspaper Publishes Obama's Western Wall Note

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

The Israeli paper Maariv obtains the note Obama left at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and puts a photograph of it on its front page. The handwriting...

He Came, Trodded Gently, and Did Quite Well

James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
James Zogby

It is one thing to masterfully run a primary campaign, and quite another to travel to three of the world's hottest conflict zones, each with its own unique challenges.

Berlin Was Wrong Place for Obama's Wall Speech

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Steve Clemons

Obama's speech had high points and deserves applause -- but it's ultimately forgettable because he failed to deliver the most important lines where they most mattered.

Rachel Weiner

Obama Heckled At Western Wall

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Before he left Israel, Barack Obama made an predawn visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. But his trip to the Jewish holy site was marred by hecklin...

Missing the Symbolism of Obama's Visit to Sderot, Israel

Daniel Levy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Daniel Levy

To the extent to which Obama had trailed McCain in popularity ratings among Israelis, it was due to a lack of familiarity with the young senator. That is something that his visit lay to rest. Obama was a hit.

Obama Worked Hardest On Israel Trip For Jewish Voters

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Before embarking on a sprawling international trip that would take him to seven countries, two continents and two war zones, Sen. Barack Obama and his...

Obama Makes Predawn Visit To Western Wall In Jerusalem

AP | DAVE ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

JERUSALEM — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama paid a predawn visit to the holiest place in Judaism on Thursday, bowing his head in ...

Obama Tours Holocaust Museum In Israel

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

SDEROT, Israel — From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack...

Rachel Weiner

Report: Obama "Corrected" Statement On Undivided Jerusalem

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

UPDATED BELOW Barack Obama caused a stir in June when he said at AIPAC that Jerusalem should not be divided. He quickly clarified the remark in respo...

Obama In Ramallah

Jan McGirk | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Jan McGirk

We drove around the West Bank searching for Obama supporters, but even at venues with names in English, such as the Stars & Bucks cafe or Supermarket Baghdad, there were no Gobama banners to be seen.

Read Obama's Comments In The Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Visitors' Book

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

On Wednesday, Barack Obama visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Israel. Here's what he wrote in the visitors' book: ...

Obama Israel Press Conference (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

***UPDATE*** 12:04pm Scroll Down For Video ***UPDATE*** 11:15am From AP: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday it is in Isr...

Obama Makes A Gaffe: Says He's On Banking Committee

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Responding to an Israeli reporter's question Wednesday on his commitment to protect the Jewish state, Barack Obama pointed to a bill "we passed" in th...

Obama Headed To Frequently-Targeted Israeli Town

AP | BY DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

AMMAN, Jordan — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to work for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiation...

Obama Lands In Israel

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

AMMAN, Jordan — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Tuesday, declaring in Jordan that ne...

Obama Launches Day Of Meetings In Israel

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

JERUSALEM - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama held a breakfast meeting Wednesday with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the first even...

Attack Outside Obama's Jerusalem Hotel

McClatchy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Hours before Sen. Barack Obama was scheduled to arrive in Jerusalem, a Palestinian construction worker went on a rampage outside the hotel where he is...

Obama's Trip to Israel, McCain Supporters Seek Mystical Sign

Marc R. Stanley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Marc R. Stanley

In Obama's Israel trip, we are seeing the right-wing hope for a sign that Obama secretly hates Israel and the Jews. However, nothing could be further from the truth.