Barack Obama met with Muslim leaders today in the White House before his trip to Israel and the Middle East. The president invited George Salem, Washington representative of the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine, to the Roosevelt Room to discuss the situation in the Middle East and how to “create an atmosphere of hope.”

CNN reported:

“At the end of the meeting (the president) went back to a few of us and mentioned our comments, and he said ‘George, we will try to engage in the economic developments that are occurring,’ ” Salem said. However, any optimism expressed by those present at the meeting was couched in an acknowledgement of the enormity of the problem. “I took the first Arab-American delegation to meet with President Reagan, and I’ve met with every president since on this issue. So my optimism is tempered by experience,” Salem said. He then added that in his estimation “this president is one of the most personally committed we’ve seen to finding peace.”

George Salem has quite a resume.



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So it only makes sense that Obama would invite him to the White House.