Word: jordanian
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...campaign offered its first detailed look at Obama's schedule for the remainder of the weeklong international trip. After dinner Tuesday night with Abdullah, Queen Rania, Hagel, Reed and a number of other Jordanian officials, Obama will fly aboard his campaign charter to Jerusalem, where he is scheduled to meet Wednesday morning with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Likud Party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu. Obama will visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and Memorial, then meet with President Shimon Peres. From there, he departs for Ramallah in the West Bank, where meetings are scheduled with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime...
...commander on the ground, not surprisingly, [Petraeus] wants to retain as much flexibility as possible in terms of accomplishing their goal," Obama said in a 52-min. question-and-answer session atop a mountain overlooking the Jordanian capital. "What I emphasized to him was that if I were in his shoes, I'd probably feel the same way. But my job as a candidate for President and a potential Commander in Chief extends beyond Iraq." Later in the press conference, Obama added, "The notion is that either I do exactly what my military commanders [say] or I'm ignoring their...
...session was held at the historic Citadel, with the backdrop of the Jordanian capital bathed in amber light. Kites floated lazily in the distance, and despite the sweltering heat, all three Senators wore suits and ties, and stood behind a lectern...
...original dealer was vague about the tablet's origin. But Jeselsohn, who is also an expert on East Mediterranean antiquities, says that the ink writing could only have survived for 2,000 years if it were kept in an extremely dry climate, possibly along the Jordanian shore of the Dead Sea. Most likely, says Jeselsohn, the tablet was considered sacred and displayed upright in a public area such as a synagogue...
David Jeselsohn has been an avid collector of Mediterranean antiquities all his life. But 10 years ago, his curiosity was aroused by a mysterious stone tablet with ancient Hebrew writing that appeared in London, offered by a reputable Jordanian dealer. Jeselson bought it and then, distracted by more collecting, forgot it. Today, however, some scholars say that the fractured, three-foot-long sandstone tablet challenges the uniqueness of the idea of the resurrection of Jesus Christ...