Now that I've thought about this we know that Obama was raised by his father to be a good Muslim. The president has even admitted to boyish pranks in the mosque at prayer time.
If so in his youth he may have gone through a similar rite every good Jewish male goes through : circumcision.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/islamethics/malecircumcision.shtml
US presidents like to identify with Israel by going to the wailing wall (although the unofficial-official religion of Israel is non-christian - Judaism) because in the American mind its OK to pray a Jewish prayer, God hears it. We don't see them going to Hindu temples and praying.
But probably more important Israel is not only our closest (or nearly closest after the progeny of the crown e.g. Canada, Australia, etc) but our own UN progeny as well born may 14, 1948 (I think that's right). and as such as a citizen and a veteran I support Israel as a nation and recognize their military as my brothers.
However, there are things (which I won't mention) that Israel does and has done that I don't like. On second thought, I will mention one thing that is upsetting to me - the destruction of Palestinian homes for political reasons (or so it seems in many cases) putting families out into the street and eventually causing many to flee.
Every American should look into this strange phenomena that our government overlooks. It should be stopped especially when children are involved. No they don't do it while people are in the house.
I am not a "Zionist", as a nation Israel must answer to God for their social sins and they are not blameless.
I do pray for the peace of Jerusalem because I believe that tiny piece of real estate will be the focal point of WWIII and probably the first civilian site of a hydrogen bomb explosion (Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incinerated by Atomic bombs).
Nevertheless, though no nation is without sin, I am loyal to Israel and support them as our close ally as a legitimate nation with the right to defend itself and to expect us to help in that defense.
HankD