President Obama, Israel, And Staff.

September 23, 2010. UN, Sukkoth, and once again President Obama has been set up by his staff... If he was not, then why were the seats of the Israeli Delegation empty, as Mr. Obama was addressing the 65th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations?! The Israelis at least have an explanation: today is Sukkoth, which is a public holiday in Israel. But what is the excuse of Mr. Obama’s staff? They ought to have been prepared for such a “pre-ordained” contingency and done something well in advance to avoid this egregious appearance of impropriety. After all, in politics, appearances assume the role of substance, and, as we know, a picture is worth more than ten thousand declarations to the contrary.