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Obama: Chag Sameach

This week marks the Jewish new year and one of the most important holidays for Israelis and Jews around the world. In honor of the occasion, President Barack Obama recorded a nice note for Israelis and Jews, a large portion of which feel abandoned by the administration for the pressure placed on Israel to halt settlements. The message urges for a peace process, something the administration thinks can become a full blown two state solution during Obama’s first, and possibly only, term. Watch the video below.

Oh, and to our Jewish readers, chag sameach ve shanah tova.

 

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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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