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Israeli President Shimon Peres to give President Obama medal
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Feb 19, 2013 10:25am |
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| Author | KATIE GLUECK |
| News Date | Tuesday, February 19, 2013 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Barack Obama will be the first sitting American president to receive Israel’s Presidential Medal of Distinction, the office of Israeli President Shimon Peres announced on Monday.
“It will be the first time in history that a serving president of the United States of America will receive an award of this kind from the president of the State of Israel,” the office said in a statement, according to the Israeli publication The Times of Israel.
The announcement comes ahead of Obama’s first presidential trip to the Jewish state next month, when he is set to receive the award. While Obama has had a turbulent relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — the two leaders have clashed over settlements, among other issues — Obama and Peres have often demonstrated signs of a warm relationship, with the American president offering the Israeli president the Presidential Medal of Freedom last year. |
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