Obama hosts Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel for lunch

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Source: AP

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and fellow Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel discussed the need for a renewed Middle East peace process Tuesday during a private lunch at the White House.

Speaking to reporters afterwards, Wiesel said the meeting was a "good kosher lunch" between friends. But he said the conversation did turn serious, as the two Nobel Peace Prize winners discussed the administration's attempts to break the deadlock in the Israel-Palestinian peace talks.

Obama's meeting with Wiesel, a strong supporter of Israel, comes during a period of strained relations between the U.S. and Israel. The author said he believes tensions between the two countries are lessening.

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Wiesel survived the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Last June, when Obama visited Germany, Wiesel accompanied the president on a tour of Buchenwald.

Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. Obama won last year.

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/obama-hosts-nobel-laureate-516600.html

[leftynyc]

1. I saw Mr. Wiesel

at a lecture at the 92nd St Y some years ago. You could hear a pin drop in that room. He tends to speak very softly and you can't help but see the sadness that never leaves his eyes.

[nyy1998]

2. You'd never see the previous adminisitration talk to their critics.

I love this feature of Obama. He's willing to listen to his critics and adapt.

[Cha]

3. Thank you. nt

[classysassy]

4. What would the press say if he hosted a muslim

in the white house?.

[24601]

5. I'll bet the discussion about their respective Nobels was a winner

if they compared what each did beforehand.