While Obama was on his way to Jerusalem by air and the rest of the presidential entourage was making its way along Route 1, US Secretary of State John Kerry was having a bite to eat at a local Jerusalem cafe.
John Kerry at a Jerusalem cafe on Wednesday (photo credit: Yoni Forsyth)
Kerry, who arrived in Israel yesterday, sat at Cafe Paradiso, not far from the King David Hotel where he and Obama are staying. We’re not quite sure what the US’s top diplomat was eating.
By the look of things, Kerry started his meal — let’s be diplomatic — immediately after the ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport.
More from Obama’s remarks on the VIP line: He told Livni he’s glad they’re going to be working together, told Public Security Minister Aharonovich he has “a very important job,” and told Amir Peretz, former defense minister, that he has “a bit more gray hair” than since they last met.
Obama to Lapid: You had a good job before you entered politics. Lapid: “A better job.”
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