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At Least Hillary Likes Israel

The Obama administration has been notoriously cast as anti-Israel. But, at least Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is a fan. She spoke at the AIPAC conference last month and just issued a video commemorating Israel’s 62nd anniversary. The State Department tends to issue short statements in response to the anniversary of a country’s independence. However, a video statement is pretty rare, and this statement is especially kind. A crisis in relations– maybe. But, if it exists, its most definitely not with Hillary.

 

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Ben Moscovitch

Ben Moscovitch is a Washington D.C.-based political reporter and has covered Congress, homeland security, and health care. He completed an intensive two-year Master's in Middle Eastern History program at Tel Aviv University, where he wrote his thesis on the roots of Palestinian democratic reforms. Ben graduated from Georgetown University with a BA in English Literature. He currently resides in Washington, D.C. Twitter follow: @benmoscovitch

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Middle East; Israel-Palestine; Politics

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