US presidential candidate, Barack Obama, has vowed an "unshakeable" commitment to Israel if he gains office.
Speaking to reporters in the Israeli town of Sderot, Obama also gave his backing to the divided city of Jerusalem becoming the Israeli capital. Earlier in the day Obama assured Palestinian leaders that he would quickly become involved in the Middle East peace process if elected to the White House. The senator, who has already visited Kuwait, Afghanistan, Iraq and Jordan during his international tour Barack Obama visits Afghanistan ...
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Body is found after Gaza clashes ... will travel on to Berlin on Thursday. He is scheduled to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Later, thousands are expected to attend a speech Obama will give at the "Victory Column" in Berlin's Tiergarten park.
(Deutsche Welle)
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