Romney to Visit Israel (While Obama Still Hasn’t As President)

Mitt Romney plans to visit Israel this summer, The New York Times reported Monday evening quoting Israeli sources, which the Romney campaign later confirmed. Reuters reports the trip will take place in late July. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Israeli President Shimon Peres, opposition Labor Party leaders and U.S. Ambassador Daniel Shapiro during his trip which is expected to last less than two days.

Romney’s pre-election trip emphasizes the fact that Obama has yet to visit Israel as president, though he has already traveled to 30 countries since being elected. It was noted by some commentators that even the president of a country not exactly known for its warm relations with Israel, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, traveled to the Middle Eastern nation last week .... http://beforeitsnews.com