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Obama in Israel: Worth The Wait

President Barack Obama knew what buttons to push during his visit to Israel, though his real task is not to preach to the converted, as he did in his “Jerusalem speech,” but to convince the skeptics, writes Ben Caspit.    

Students listen to U.S. President Barack Obama talk at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem, March 21, 2013. President Obama, delivering a keynote speech to Israeli students, said on Thursday that continued settlement activity was "counterproductive" to peace and urged Israelis to accept the Palestinians' right to self-determination.     REUTERS/Larry Downing  (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3F9Z6
Students listen to US President Barack Obama talk at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem, March 21, 2013. — REUTERS/Larry Downing

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