Rightists to circulate doctored photos of kaffiyah-clad Obama

Doctored photos of US President Barack Obama wearing a kaffiyah (traditional Arab headdress) with a caption reading "Jew-hating anti-Semite" will be circulated in the coming days by Israeli right-wing activists in protest of the growing US pressure on Israel to halt settlement activity, even that which is attributed to "natural growth."

The activists, Ynet has learned, plan to circulate another doctored photo showing Obama shaking hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against the backdrop of a nuclear explosion. The heading reads "Yes, We Can."

The photos may be distributed in the US as well.

On Wednesday some 200 right-wing activists held a demonstration outside the American Consulate in Jerusalem under the banner, "Obama, no! No you can't!"

Rightists protest in Jerusalem (Photo: Dui Vaaknin)

Over the past few days Jewish National Front activists have met with the far-right party's representatives in the US to decide on a plan of action, and eventually decided to hold a series of protests outside the White House and the US Consulate in Jerusalem.

"Obama has crossed every red line and is jeopardizing Israel's security," extreme-right activist Baruch Marzel told Ynet Wednesday evening. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mustn't capitulate, but rather tell Obama that Israel is not America's 51st state."

Meanwhile, Obama began his latest bid to open a dialogue with the Muslim world on Wednesday by seeking the counsel of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's two holiest sites in Mecca and Medina.

"The United States and Saudi Arabia have a long history of friendship. We have a strategic relationship," Obama said as he visited the monarch's desert horse farm. The US president called Abdullah wise and gracious, adding: "I am confident that working together that the United States and Saudi Arabia can make progress on a whole host of issues of mutual interest."

AP contributed to the report