title: HERE’S WHY OBAMA Could Be Blackballed From Prestigious Golf Club: “There’s this major uproar with having him part of the club”
text: President Barack Obama faces being blackballed by a prestigious golf club over his hard-line stance on Israel during the final days of his administration.It is understood that Mr Obama, who is a golf fanatic, had hoped to join the Woodmont Country Club in Maryland. However, members of the club, who are overwhelmingly Jewish, are split on whether to welcome the soon-to-be private citizen Obama.According to the New York Post, members at the club are angry with President Obama for failing to veto a UN vote which criticized Israel. Worse still for some members, Obama s secretary of state John Kerry then delivered a speech which was highly critical of the Israeli government. In light of the votes at the UN and the Kerry speech and everything else, there s this major uproar with having him part of the club, and a significant portion of the club has opposed offering him membership. Read more: Daily Mail 