September 21, 2012

The Middle East Needs Bill Clinton

Uri Savir, Jerusalem Post

AP Photo

Barack Obama will most likely be reelected to a second term in the Oval Office. If so, one of the dramatic turning points in the election campaign will be considered the rousing and brilliant endorsement speech by former president Bill Clinton at the Democratic convention in Charlotte.

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TAGGED: 2012, Barack Obama, Middle East, Bill Clinton, Palestine, Israel

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