8. Thou shalt touch the people.
The White House has hinted that one of the visit's main objectives is resetting relations with a newly reelected Netanyahu. And yet the gaps between the two leaders -- Obama's sensibilities were formed at Columbia, Netanyahu's in the commandos -- mean they'll never be great friends. Four years ago, Obama's conciliatory Cairo address helped endear him to Arabs and Muslims worldwide (but inevitably, alienated Israelis). This week, his "Jerusalem address" to 600 Israeli university students is a prime opportunity to flip the script.
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