Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his relationship to the Jewish community.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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Breaking News Barack Obama Calls Netanyahu and Abbas To Push Talks
President Barack Obama spoke separately by phone on Thursday to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said, as the United States seeks to keep up the momentum for peace negotiations. The calls came days after Israeli and Palestinian negotiators broke a three-year lull in talks and met in…
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Breaking News Barack Obama Meets With Mideast Peace Negotiators
President Barack Obama met privately on Tuesday with lead Israeli and Palestinian negotiators the day after they restarted long-stalled peace negotiations in Washington, a White House official said. The meeting at the White House came after Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held their first peace talks in nearly three years on Monday in a U.S.-brokered effort…
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Breaking News Obama Welcomes Peace Talks But Warns ‘Hard Choices Remain Ahead’
President Barack Obama welcomed Israeli-Palestinian talks starting in Washington later on Monday but cautioned that a tough path lies ahead. “This is a promising step forward, though hard work and hard choices remain ahead,” Obama said in a statement. “I am hopeful that both the Israelis and Palestinians will approach these talks in good faith…
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Opinion Kerry’s Bond With Top Aide and a Legendary Dad
Two intriguing backgrounders from the Hebrew press about Secretary of State John Kerry and his Israeli-Palestinian peace mission. One, by Yediot Ahronot veteran Washington correspondent Orly Azoulai in the Friday supplement (print, Hebrew only) contrasts Kerry’s intense commitment to the peace effort with President Obama’s utter skepticism. Obama lets Kerry have his way, she writes,…
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Opinion Letting Syria Go
The rebels in Syria are losing. Over the past two years of revolt — a conflict that has now taken 93,000 lives — there have been moments when Bashar al-Assad looked like he was on the ropes. But that is not the case anymore. And our own government officials know it. Jay Carney, the president’s…
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Opinion Barack Obama Adds Punctuation Point to Race Conversation
The complicated saga of race in this country has dozens of punctuation points. Birmingham and Selma, the summer of the freedom riders, King’s life and oratory and his awful death, Lyndon Johnson’s uttering “We shall overcome” to a joint session of Congress, rallies, marches, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act…
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Breaking News Outgoing Envoy Michael Oren Praises Barack Obama as Israel’s ‘True Friend’
Michael Oren, Israel’s departing ambassador to the United States, said that President Obama is “a true friend” of Israel and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “committed to peace.” In a wide-ranging interview Thursday with Haaretz, Oren sounded an optimistic note about the U.S.-Israel relationship and warned of the dangers of a nuclear Iran….
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The Schmooze Amanda Bynes Calls The Obamas ‘Ugly’
There’s a new contender in Amanda Bynes’ ever evolving Twitter challenge of looks. This time, the ex-actress takes on the President and First Lady, adding them both to her ugly list. Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are ugly! ampmdash; Amanda Bynes (@AmandaBynes) July 8, 2013 Take comfort, Mr. President: You are not alone. As The…
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