Political Insider: Barack Obama at Israel's 60th Gala

Friday, May 09, 2008

Posted By James Besser

Political Insider: Barack Obama at Israel's 60th Gala

For two days, the Jewish rumor mill in Washington buzzed with talk that Sen. Barack Obama, whose bid for the Democratic presidential nomination now seems all but unstoppable, would show up at the gala Washington celebration marking Israel's 60th anniversary -- joining Vice President Dick Cheney, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a glittery cast of hundreds.

Sure enough, Obama attended the high-profile gathering and touched all the bases: praising Harry Truman for recognizing Israel, talking about "shared values and a shared history" and bipartisanship, invoking the name of Theodor Herzl.

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