Saudi King to Visit Obama Before Netanyahu
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah will visit U.S. President Barack Obama on June 29, setting the stage for the July 6th visit of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the White House.
White House officials said President Barack Obama "looks forward to discussing with King Abdullah the strengthening of bilateral ties between the two countries, as well as a range of common concerns related to Gulf security, peace in the Middle East, and other regional and global matters."
The king’s visit comes a year after President Obama’s trip to Saudi Arabia, where his act of bowing down to the monarch was widely criticized in the United States.
The timing of the visits may not be coincidental. Since 2002, the Arab world has held out for Israel to accept the “Saudi Peace Initiative” without any changes. The proposal includes Israel’s acceptance of the immigration of approximately five million Arabs who claim that they or their ancestors lived in the Land of Israel.
Under the Saudi initiative, Israel would surrender all of the land restored to the Jewish State in the Six Day War in 1967. The areas include Jerusalem neighborhoods where 300,000 Jews live, especially the Old City, whose focal point is the Temple Mount and its Western Wall.
The plan calls for the 22-member Arab League to "establish normal relations with Israel within the framework of this comprehensive peace."
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It gets worse: June 29 this year falls on Tammuz 17.
- The 17th of Tammuz--Jewish Virutal Library
- 17th of Tammuz and the Three Weeks--Aish.com
- The Three Weeks: 17 Tammuz - 9 Av -- Torah.org
