Washington – President Barack Obama is holding meetings at the White House with outgoing Israeli President Shimon Peres (shee-MOHN’ PEHR’-ehs).
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Obama and Peres are holding a private meeting with American Jewish community leaders, followed by a working lunch and an Oval Office meeting. On Thursday, Peres will be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor recognizing his lifelong dedication to the cause of peace.
The 90-year-old Peres is making his final foreign trip before leaving office next month. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has held nearly every major position in Israeli politics during his 65-year political career.
The role of Israeli president is largely ceremonial, with the office typically filled by a respected elder statesman who is expected to rise above politics.
Peres – tell OhBama to bug off Israeli policy of securing their citizens – if you can’t take care of your own borders don’t tell others how to
Peres? Obama might as well meet with the guy who runs the Kippah store on Ben Yehuda Street in Yerushalayim. They have the same amount of power.