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Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
« on: May 22, 2017, 03:35:27 pm »
Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
By Jordan Fabian - 05/22/17 09:56 AM EDT



President Trump on Monday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the holiest site where Jews are allowed to pray.
 
Trump approached the wall, rested his hand on it in a moment of silent reflection and placed a note inside — as is traditional practice for worshippers. The president covered his head with a kippah, a skullcap worn by observant Jews.

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Re: Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2017, 03:49:47 pm »
« Last Edit: May 22, 2017, 03:50:40 pm by Just_Victor »
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Re: Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2017, 03:52:39 pm »
Quote from: Just_Victor on May 22, 2017, 03:49:47 pm
Uhm....


research much?

Obama wasn't President during his visit.  He was still campaigning (which is why he visited).
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Re: Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2017, 03:55:29 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on May 22, 2017, 03:52:39 pm
Obama wasn't President during his visit.  He was still campaigning (which is why he visited).
The date of the NYT blog post is 7/23/2008, and would indeed be before his election.  I remembered him going but not the timeframe.  Shoulda looked at the date as part of my research.
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Re: Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2017, 04:01:47 pm »
Happens. Misleading headline, too.
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Re: Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2017, 04:03:33 pm »
Obama white kippah. Trump black kippah.  Hmmmm
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Re: Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2017, 04:04:38 pm »
No worries.  I seem to recall that Obama left some folded note in between the cracks which the press subsequently snatched up and published the contents in the most flattering way possible.  Obama feigned indignation that his private note had been publicized, but the whole episode was probably staged.
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Re: Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2017, 04:05:47 pm »
Quote from: Just_Victor on May 22, 2017, 03:49:47 pm
Uhm....


research much?



https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/obama-visits-the-wall/?_r=0

I'm surprised he didn't burst into flames at that touch.  At least a little smoke coming out of his ears.  Something.   :shrug:
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Re: Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2017, 04:06:41 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on May 22, 2017, 04:04:38 pm
No worries.  I seem to recall that Obama left some folded note in between the cracks which the press subsequently snatched up and published the contents in the most flattering way possible.  Obama feigned indignation that his private note had been publicized, but the whole episode was probably staged.

Kinda.... Clintonesque-staged, in fact.
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