Obama to sign Israel security bill on eve of Romney visit

[Tx4obama]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama will sign a bill to strengthen U.S.-Israeli military cooperation on Friday on the eve of a visit to Israel by his Republican presidential challenger, Mitt Romney.

Obama will seek to stress his commitment to Israel's security for American Jewish voters at a White House ceremony that appeared timed to upstage Romney, who has accused the president of undermining U.S.-Israeli ties.

Congress passed the legislation, the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, with broad support from Obama's Democrats and Republicans last week.

"The bill deepens our security cooperation with Israel by expanding our military assistance and providing Israel with access to additional equipment," White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said on Thursday.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/27/us-usa-israel-obama-idUSBRE86Q02S20120727

[ZM90]

1. And so the bad week for Romney continues. I love it! :)

[BumRushDaShow]

2. WTF? "broad support from Obama's Democrats"

WTF is "Obama's Democrats"?

Mr. Spetalnick - You mean the "U.S.'" Democrats. A big majority of them were in office as "Democrats" well before Obama was elected President.

Reuters, the RW shill stringer service competing with AP for the title.

[Firebrand Gary]

3. I caught that too. Will anybody in the media call him out on that? Bueller?

[nanabugg]

4. How much more can we "strengthen" this relationship? How much more will it cost us? nt

[King_David]

7. The President thinks more,

Well done .

[Ian David]

5. Operation: Stolen Thunder is a go! n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

6. Mitt does a pretty good job

of stealing his own thunder

[Tx4obama]

8. Reuters has updated the article on the link in the OP.

It now says...

Obama signs Israel security bill ahead of Romney visit

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a measure on Friday to strengthen U.S.-Israeli military ties, a move that could score points with American Jewish voters on the eve of Republican rival Mitt Romney's highly publicized visit to Israel.

Obama also used the White House bill-signing ceremony to announce he was releasing $70 million in approved funding for Israel's short-range rocket shield known as "Iron Dome," a project backed strongly by the powerful U.S. pro-Israel lobby.

His reaffirmation of an "unshakeable commitment" to Israel's security appeared timed to upstage Romney, who has accused the president of undermining Washington's relationship with its No. 1 partner in the Middle East.

The White House denied it was an election-year maneuver, even though senior administration officials have lavished attention on Israel in recent weeks.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/27/us-usa-israel-obama-idUSBRE86Q02S20120727

[may3rd]

9. Palestinian villages face demolition to create IDF training ground

"Israel's ministry of defence has rejected an appeal to save eight West Bank Palestinian villages in the southern Hebron hills that are slated for demolition to make way for an Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) training ground. Defence minister Ehud Barak reiterated to Israel's high court on Sunday the state's position that the Palestinian villagers are not full-time residents of the land and should be removed to the nearby town of Yatta. They would be allowed to return to tend their land and graze sheep at weekends, Jewish holidays and two one- month stints every year when soldiers do not train..."

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[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. I hope that Obama shoves Romney off the TV

Democrats should be out in force - their faces should be all over the TV and newspapers not Romney.

Romney's Israel trip should be made to be a damp fizzle.

[lunatica]

11. Does Romney have Obama supporters running his campaign?

It's beginning to look like it.