President Obama in Israel: Symbolism over substance - Josh Gerstein
Posted on AllSides March 18th, 2013
From The Left
OPINION
President Barack Obama spent his first term dismissing the idea of a symbolic visit to Israel He didnrsquot want to go there unless he had something concrete to accomplish. But his four-day trip that begins Tuesday night is symbolism on steroids. The Israeli government was just finalized Saturday night. The peace process is frozen. And Obama has...