Placing his hand on the walls of the Kotel during his short visit to Jerusalem, Sen. Barack Obama shared his hopeful spirits with the people of Israel. In Sderot, the Amar family, the same host family to welcome Sen. John McCain back in March, was impressed by Obama's optimism and wants to see him as the next president because of a certain promise. " said if he did become president, I would be among his first guests in the White House," Pinhas Amar said, adding: "Obama has this personal charm, and it looks like it's going to get him elected." Obama reciprocated the warm reception and the gracious remarks of the Moroccan Jewish family, calling them an "example of the resilience of the people of Sderot and the people of Israel." The resilience he referred to is...

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