Monday, March 18, 2013

Where Obama's visiting in Israel, where he isn't, and why | The Times of Israel




Barack Obama  visiting Yad Vashem as a senator in 2008. (photo credit:  Meir Azulay/Pool/Flash90)

 Yad Vashem but not the Knesset, the Church of the Nativity but not the Western Wall, the Israel Museum but not Masada. In a visit as high-profile as US President Barack Obama’s Wednesday-to-Friday stay in Israel, every stop on the itinerary is laden with political significance. So, too, every location left out.
Where Obama's visiting in Israel, where he isn't, and why | The Times of Israel

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