Israel will award President Barack Obama the country's Presidential Medal of Distinction during his upcoming visit.
Israeli President Shimon Peres' office said Monday that Obama will be recognized for his "unique and significant contribution to strengthening the State of Israel and the security of its citizens."
Obama is scheduled to visit Israel in March – his first as president. Obama has often had a tense relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Jewish state's West Bank settlement policies and the lack of peace process with the Palestinians.
But Peres and the committee behind the award noted Obama's overall friendship and backing of the Iron Dome missile defense system.
Okay if I could have one wish right now I would dearly LOVE to be a fly on the wall when Sarah Palin reads this. She is going to lose her damn mind!
And you know that after Obama gets back from this trip that he will garner even more support from the Israelis then he already has, which is right now pretty substantial with different groups campaigning against each other in attempts to get him address them directly instead of simply speaking to the politicians.
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