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Obama tries diplomatic outreach to Israeli public
Loading ...The American people have gotten used to the Barack Obama soft sell, the casual sit-down interview with a popular television anchor that is designed to bring the president into the country’s living rooms, let him open up a bit.
The Israelis are just now finding this out.
The interview with Yonit Levi of Israel’s Channel 2 offered a more relaxed view of President Obama, far removed from the formal head-of-state picture that Israelis normally see.
This approach comes at a time when the White House is seeking to reassure Jews, both in Israel and this country, that the president is fully committed to Middle East peace and to the country of Israel. Those commitments have been strained by Obama’s disagreements with Israel’s leaders over settlement policy, the sometimes frosty exchanges with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the president’s outreach to Muslims and his own name.
Obama confronted those issues directly in the interview, saying that he understands the roots of the concerns, but said they are not founded.
Continue Reading at WashingtonPost.com.
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