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March 18, 2013

Obama's Diplomatic Minefield in Israel

Raphael Ahren, Times of Israel

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Why is the president spending hours at the Israel Museum but not going near the Western Wall? What's he doing in Bethlehem? A primer on a tour through a diplomatic minefield.

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TAGGED: Western Wall, Middle East, Israel, United States, Barack Obama

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