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delrem

(9,688 posts)
Wed Feb 13, 2013, 01:56 AM Feb 2013

Obama's Israel visit itinerary released

from
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4343916,00.html

"Jerusalem and Washington have set the itinerary for President Barack Obama visit to Israel.
Obama is scheduled to land in Ben Gurion International Airport around noon on Wednesday, March 20.

He will be welcomed by a State reception which will include speeches by President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and by the American president himself.
Obama will then fly to Jerusalem directly to Peres' residence where he'll again be ceremoniously received.

He will continue with Peres and Netanyahu to Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, where he will lay a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance.
The next stop will be Mount Herzl, where Obama will lay a wreath on Herzl's tomb as a gesture to Zionism. Obama will continue to Yitzhak Rabin's tomb, laying a wreath there as well.
In the afternoon the entourage will arrive at the prime minister's house, where Netanyahu and Obama will meet with small delegations to discuss issues such as Iran, Syria, the peace process and Jonathan Pollard.
Following the meeting a joint press conference will be held, after which the two and their staff will dine together.

The following morning Obama will depart for Ramallah to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Obama will return to Jerusalem by noon, when he will be taken by Netanyahu to examine a model of Second Temple Period Jerusalem.
They will continue to the Shrine of the Book, where Netanyahu will show him the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The American President will continue to see an exhibition in the Israel Museum, which will show Israel's latest developments in high-tech, bio-tech, nanotechnology and agriculture.
In the afternoon Obama will address Israelis in a public speech in the Israel Museum or in the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. The Americans have requested the presence of at least 1,000 Israelis.
Later, Obama will be hosted for a ceremonial dinner by Peres.
Friday, March 22, Obama will breakfast with Netanyahu in his home or in King David Hotel.
The two will go to visit an Iron Dome battery, where Obama will meet with the soldiers manning the battery.
At 13:00 a farewell ceremony will take place in the International Airport, from which the president will depart to meet King Abdullah in Jordan."

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I think Obama will be spending altogether too much time with the quisling Abbas!

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Obama's Israel visit itinerary released (Original Post) delrem Feb 2013 OP
Who's this "Abbas" guy you mentioned? n/t Scootaloo Feb 2013 #1
Some things I don't understand. R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2013 #2
an entire morning gosh n/t azurnoir Feb 2013 #3
well, it isn't *that* bad. delrem Feb 2013 #4
wonder how long he'll get held up at checkpoints? n/t azurnoir Feb 2013 #5
Well, as long as his papers aren't forged... R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2013 #6
Maybe Obama will remark on the efficiency and thoroughness of the checkpoints. delrem Feb 2013 #7
If Netanyahu wants Pollard, that should only come with a very big price tag bluestateguy Feb 2013 #8
The quisling Abbas? oberliner Feb 2013 #9
 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
2. Some things I don't understand.
Wed Feb 13, 2013, 02:03 AM
Feb 2013

...to discuss issues such as Iran, Syria, the peace process and Jonathan Pollard.

Pollard spied for Israel. Fuck him.

...The Americans have requested the presence of at least 1,000 Israelis. Why? What's the significance?

Footnote: Abbas is such a drama queen.

delrem

(9,688 posts)
7. Maybe Obama will remark on the efficiency and thoroughness of the checkpoints.
Wed Feb 13, 2013, 02:30 AM
Feb 2013

And how evident it is that all Palestinians are treated equal to Arabs.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
8. If Netanyahu wants Pollard, that should only come with a very big price tag
Wed Feb 13, 2013, 03:41 AM
Feb 2013

what that would be, I know not.

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