memeorandum: Romney closing Israeli fundraiser to reporters (Associated Press)

2:30 PM ET, July 29, 2012

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Washington Post:

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Jonathan Martin / Politico:

Romney to allow press into Israel fundraiser after all — JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney's campaign has reversed a decision to not allow the media into a fundraiser here Monday morning, bowing to reporters' demand that they be allowed to record the Republican's address to some of his top donors.

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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Romney Breaks Agreement with Media: Bans Media From Covering Jerusalem Fundraiser UPDATE: Abruptly Changes Its Mind

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Associated Press:
Romney closing Israeli fundraiser to reporters

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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:

Romney and Wife Go to Jerusalem's Western Wall — JERUSALEM — Mitt and Ann Romney visited one of the holiest sites in the Jewish faith today, arriving at the Western Wall on a sacred day of mourning in Israel. — The Romneys arrived via motorcade at the site of prayer and spent …

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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:

Temple Mount Tackiness — Today is Tisha b'Av, the ninth of Av, a Jewish day of fasting and mourning. It is on this day that the First and Second Temples were destroyed. The Western Wall, in Jerusalem, is a retaining wall of the Second Temple. It is, especially on this day, a locus of prayer and reflection.

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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:

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Associated Press:

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New York Times:

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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:

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