{"id":1067,"date":"2014-02-07T12:30:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/uri-dromi-israel-is-the-uns-punching-bag\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:25:32","slug":"uri-dromi-israel-is-the-uns-punching-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/uri-dromi-israel-is-the-uns-punching-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Uri Dromi: Israel is the UN&#039;s punching bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Uri Dromi: Israel is the UN&#39;s punching bag<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen I was asked by the officer at the passport control at Newark, N.J., airport what was the purpose of my visit, being an Israeli and jet-legged, I mispronounced that long title, which almost got me into trouble. &#8230; democratic Israel was in the best &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bnd.com\/2014\/02\/03\/3037116\/uri-dromi-israel-is-the-uns-punching.html\">Belleville News Democrat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>North Central College hosts annual International Festival Feb. 9<\/strong><br \/>\nDoors open at 11:45 a.m. for the opening international flag ceremony with North Central College President Troy D. 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