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Israelis getting to know Obama and overcome suspicions


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Israelis getting to know Obama and overcome suspicions

Published: June 5, 2008

JERUSALEM: Israelis are welcoming Barack Obama's impassioned speech to Jewish activists in Washington.

Obama told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on Wednesday that the bond between Israel and the United States was "unbreakable" and that as president he would never compromise on Israel's security.

Israeli newspapers put the speech on their front pages Thursday, and analysts said it could mark a turning point in the way previously suspicious Israelis view the Democratic presidential candidate.

But some of Obama's comments on the explosive issue of Jerusalem angered the Palestinian leadership.

Unlike John McCain and Hillary Clinton, Obama is a relative unknown is Israel and many have wondered if he shared the staunch pro-Israel stances of the other two presidential hopefuls.
 

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