Obama Speaks In Hebrew At Welcome Ceremony In Israel

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At a welcome ceremony held shortly after his arrival Wednesday in Tel Aviv, President Barack Obama invoked the local language to express his pleasure in returning to Israel, according to a White House pool report.

“It’s good to be back in the land of Israel,” Obama said in Hebrew, drawing applause from the crowd.

 

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