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  • 2017-05-29 (xsd:date)
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  • Did President Trump Visit a Pediatric Cancer Patient During Israel Visit? (en)
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  • President Trump's international tour in May 2017 generated plenty of stories — some real and some fake — but one incident largely unreported by American news outlets was his visit with Pediatric Cancer Patient Emilee Imbar: It's true that Trump visited with Pediatric Cancer Patient Emilee Imbar during his trip to Israel, but the circumstances around the meeting were misreported by some outlets. For instance, Freedom Daily claimed that Trump slipped out of sight for a few hours to visit with Imbar. A story on Fox News pundit Sean Hannity's web site also made it seem as if Trump had paused his official visit in order to meet with Imbar: In reality, Trump met with Imbar for a few moments at Yad Vashem, Israel’s memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, after delivering a speech on 23 May 2017. Shimi Gashaid, the Director of Rachashei Lev, told Israeli television network Hidabrut: Although it's true that this story was largely absent from the mainstream media, this isn't indicative of a media blackout of the event. In fact, the Jewish TV Network Hidabut noted that President Trump met with Imbar with little fanfare. The media did report on another hospital visit by Melania Trump -- the day after President Trump met with Imbar, the First Lady visited a children's hospital in Belgium. Rachashei Lev posted a picture of the meeting, which also included First Lady Melania Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to their Facebook page: Rachashei Lev also posted an image of Emilee Imbar's letter: (en)
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