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Remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and US President Obama at Joint Press Conference in Jerusalem

United States President, Barack Obama (left) and Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, during their joint press conference at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem.
Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO for Israel Sun

PM Netanyahu: Mr. President, Barack, it’s a great pleasure for me to host you here in Jerusalem. You’ve graciously hosted me many times in Washington, so I'm very pleased to have this opportunity to reciprocate. I hope that the goodwill and warmth of the people of Israel has already made you feel at home. President Obama: Very much so.

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The Phone Call That Put Turkish-Israeli Relations Back on Track

President Barack Obama’s interests are to return to the old days and restore Israeli-Turkish relations. In photo: American, Israeli and Turkish navies during a joint naval exercise in the Mediterranean back in July of 2007.<br> Photo: Guy Palombo/IDF’s Spokesman for Israel Sun

President Barack Obama’s interests are to return to the old days and restore Israeli-Turkish relations. In photo: American, Israeli and Turkish navies during a joint naval exercise in the Mediterranean back in July of 2007. Photo: Guy Palombo/IDF’s Spokesman for Israel Sun

A simple and brief telephone call between Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Friday began the process of restoring Turkish-Israeli relations and provided a much needed dose of optimism in spite of the precarious developments in the Middle East (especially in Syria).

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US President Barack Obama at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem

United States President, Barack Obama, lays a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem in memory of the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.     Photo: Isaac Harari/Yad Vashem for Israel Sun

United States President, Barack Obama, lays a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem in memory of the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
Photo: Isaac Harari/Yad Vashem for Israel Sun

Having endured 2000 years of persecution, Jews may have a justified distrust of Christians. Today some Christians have expressed support for the enemies of Israel, further fueling this potential for distrust. Mindful of this reality, we must also acknowledge those Christian individuals and groups who have made positive efforts in support of Jews.

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The Secret Wars
of Israel

Late Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin’s doctrine stated that ‘Israel must destroy any enemy plan to develop a nuclear weapon.’
Photo: Israel Sun, 1980

The secret wars of Israel, at least, from 1947-1948 to 2011 are a remarkable, unique, contribution to its security, survival, and well being. It is a non-stop fight of Israel's intelligence community. It is the fight of the legendary Mossad (the Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks), and the Shin Bet.

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