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Israel envoy attends White House dinner celebrating Ramadan
By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and AP
Tags: ambassador Michael oren 

Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to the United States, attended a White House dinner on Tuesday celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

U.S. President Barack Obama also welcomed American Muslim community leaders to the event in the State Dining Room.

Obama joined Cabinet secretaries, ambassadors and members of Congress to pay tribute to what he called "a great religion and its commitment to justice and progress."
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"We honor the contributions of America's Muslims, and the positive example that so many of them set through their own lives," Obama continued, "and we rededicate ourselves to the work of building a better and more hopeful world."

Obama also said that Islam is part of America and that the American Muslim community is diverse, like the broader citizenry of the United States.

Ramadan, a month-long period of prayer, reflection and sunrise-to-sunset fasts, began Aug. 22 in most of the Islamic world.
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  1.   Obama and Natasha 04:50  |  mike 02/09/09
  2.   Good 06:10  |  Z 02/09/09
  3.   to # 1 07:19  |  Suzy 02/09/09
  4.   "commitment to justice and progress" 07:42  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/09/09
  5.   mike from Rockville... Bull pucky 07:55  |  BBSNews 02/09/09
  6.   The U.S. honors Ramadan 07:58  |  but takes down 02/09/09
  7.   Obama is no friend of Israel and the Jewish people. 08:18  |  B. Gold 02/09/09
  8.   justice and progress..who is obama kidding 08:28  |  Connie 02/09/09
  9.   White House Celebrates Ramadan 09:02  |  fredyr 02/09/09
  10.   So when will Obama Schedule the..... 09:07  |  Alan 02/09/09
  11.   1 Mike of Rockville - Seceding? 09:43  |  Mark of Lewiston 02/09/09
  12.   Mike to Mark 11:46  |  arieh zimmerman 02/09/09
  13.   Is it a requirement that the US president be a friend of israel ? 14:05  |  palestinian 02/09/09
  14.   KOL HAKAVOD 15:32  |  Bianca Schlesinger 02/09/09
  15.   To: #13 "Palestinian" so full of love 20:59  |  Alan 02/09/09
  16.   Ramadan 01:29  |  Jon 03/09/09
  17.   #8 Well observed, Connie 07:47  |  Solovey Razboinik 03/09/09
  18.   Reply to Suzy, No.3: Overpriced Commodity - not oil 07:52  |  mike 03/09/09
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