Monday, May 16, 2011

After AIPAC, Obama mulling over a trip to Israel?

"... Obama also told Israeli President Shimon Peres last month that he would seriously consider accepting his invitation to attend Peres' "Presidents' Conference" in Jerusalem in June, several Jewish community leaders and Middle East experts who have consulted with the administration on the matter told The Envoy.  ... If Obama decides to accept the invitation, however, it would surely be the kind of crowd-pleasing announcement he would want to share at the influential pro-Israel group gathering. Alternatively, some sources said, Obama's decision to address AIPAC this year may be a stand in for going to Israel in the near term. The last time Obama addressed the group was during the 2008 presidential election campaign. Obama will also probably tell the gathering of his upcoming trip to Europe next week, which will include a stop in Poland, where he's likely to visit the former concentration camp at Auschwitz...."

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