Continuing his July 2008 Middle East and European tour, Barack Obama visited Sderot, an Israeli city near the Gaza border that sustained frequent rocket attacks. In a news conference, Obama warned of the danger if Iran obtained nuclear weapons. Obama also visited with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert in Jerusalem and Palestinian President Abbas in the West Bank, pledging his commitment to the peace process.
Later this week in 2012, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will visit with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Although the relationship between Obama and Netanyahu has been strained, Netanyahu has promised to receive Romney with "the same openness that I received another presidential candidate, then-Sen. Barack Obama [in 2008]."
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Obama Travels Abroad
On Thursday, July 17, 2008, Barack Obama departed Washington to begin a foreign tour of the Middle East and Europe. He first stopped in Kuwait and then continued to Afghanistan to visit U.S. troops. The trip was designed to highlight his foreign policy credentials.
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