WHAT'S PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA UP TO?

It’s official … after weeks of posturing and even threatening not to come unless the Netanyahu governmental coalition is complete, President Barack Hussein Obama has committed to his first “presidential” visit to Israel. But many are wondering about his motives and what he hopes to accomplish. 

The following has just been released by the White House and is his tentative schedule:

March 20

• Noon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport and brief greeting ceremony. Obama will likely inspect an Iron Dome anti-missile battery brought to the airport for the occasion. Meeting with Shimon Peres at Beit Hanasi.
• Meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s residence.
• Press conference.
• Dinner at the Prime Minister’s residence.

March 21

• Visit the Shrine of the Book housing the Dead Sea scrolls at the Israel Museum and an exhibit on Israeli technological innovations designed especially for the trip.
• Five and a one-half hours visit to Ramallah for a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
• Speech to students at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem.
• Reception with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the American consulate in Jerusalem.
• State dinner hosted by President Shimon Peres, with musical performances by Rita and David Deor.

March 22

• Wreath-laying ceremony at the graves of Theodor Herzl and Yitzhak Rabin on Mount Herzl.
• Meeting with the head of the opposition, expected to be Labor’s Shelly Yacimovich.
• Visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
• 2:00 pm -- Departure

Will President Barack Hussein Obama visit Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum?

One thing we do know is that President Obama has turned down an opportunity to speak to the Israeli Knesset, choosing instead to speak to “everyday” Israelis. Some see this as a slap in the face, choosing to ignore the elected Israeli leadership and appeal to the people. One thing for certain is that President Obama is a polished orator and extremely charismatic.

Some concerns about this visit have surfaced.

Some prominent officials believe that President Obama is coming with “the plan” to start up the stalled Peace Process, which will climax (by the end of his second term) with the long-sought-after “Two-State Solution.” Word from some of these pundits is that lines have been drawn. It is expected that President Obama will be pushing Binyamin Netanyahu for a “hard” deadline for an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank.

Others believe that this visit is just to prepare Israel for the reality of a nuclear Iran and a new strategy in how to deal with the inevitability of this taking place. It is rumored that President Obama is not in favor of any kind of military intervention and believes peaceful negotiations with this radical Islamic state is possible. It is expected that he will present some new kind of détente with Muslim extremists who continue to proclaim to the world their desires to annihilate the Jewish state.

Regardless of all the concessions President Obama continues to make to the Islamic Republic, it is not surprising that he has opted out of the Knesset where the MK’s would no doubt back him into a corner. He has chosen instead to deliver a speech at Jerusalem’s Convention Center, where his polished message will go straight to the Israeli public. By going over the heads of Israel’s government and parliament to face a less-informed audience, he believes he can get away with sweet-talking his surrender to a nuclear Iran.

Finally, here are some of the recent quotes by Obama that lead up to his visit:

“It is important for the Israeli people to understand that the American people stand with them.”

Obama’s direct words to Israelis: “As you approach your 65th anniversary as a nation state, the time has come for you to either ‘Grow up or grow old!’”

One last note: Last week a timely comment was made by former military Israeli intelligence chief, Amos Yadlin, when he said that an Israeli strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities would be no more than a one-night operation. So picture the following: When Air Force One lands with all the pomp and circumstance with Israeli dignitaries pushing forward to greet the U.S. president, a small group of anonymous IDF pilots will be watching from a distance, just waiting for the order to fly out and carry out their mission in a single night.

Still the world holds its collective breath as these issues become reality, just as the Bible has predicted.

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