Obama Tells Israel He's Committed to Its Security

Obama tells Israelis he's committed to their security, wherever future threats may come from By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent SDEROT, Israel July 24, 2008 (AP) U.S. Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., visits the stones of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site,in Jerusalem's Old City, early Thursday, July 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed "an unshakable commitment to the security" of Israel, whether the threat comes from terrorists, Iran or elsewhere. "The way you know where somebody's going is where have they been. And I've been with Israel for many, many years now," he said on a day that bore striking similarities to campaigning in the... [read full story]