The president is being introduced to the soldiers who staff Iron Dome.
He poses for a group photo, with the anti-missile battery in the background.
US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for pictures with Iron Dome operators on Wednesday, March 20 (image capture Channel 2)
Obama looks relaxed; he and Netanyahu are chatting and smiling easily — best of friends.
He decides to walk back from the Iron Dome to his “Marine One” helicopter rather than drive the short distance. It’s hot, and he’s taken off his jacket.
The choppers gear up for takeoff, and Obama taxis away.
More on Obama-Lapid: You’ve taken on quite a job (as finance minister), the president said to Israel’s rising political star.
TV analysts are impressed by Obama’s references to 3,000 years of Jewish history here. Naftali Bennett has reportedly noted that Obama didn’t mention the Palestinians. (Of course, he will do that in Ramallah tomorrow.) Peres spoke of a Palestinian state. Netanyahu spoke of peace with the Palestinians. Obama spoke of peace in the Holy Land.
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