Via Christian Science Monitor
Many people in Israel see B. Hussein Obama's decision to bypass Jerusalem as a broader shift in U.S. foreign policy in the region.
The only true ally and friend we have in the region and Obama
will not travel to Israel.
ABC News Jake Tapper & Sunlen Miller report, "the other day we heard a comment from a White House Aide that never would have been uttered during the primaries or general election campaign."
During a conference call in Preparation for President Obama's trip to Cairo, Egypt where he will address the Muslim world, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough said, "the President himself experienced Islam on three continents before he was able to or before he's been able to visit, really the heart of the Muslim World---you know, growing up in Indonesia, having a Muslim father---obviously, Muslim Americans are a key part Illinois and Chicago.
Rest here from ABC News Political Punch
