The Jerusalem Post analyzes examples of world leaders’ body language in the press to illustrate the history of the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. 

See a still photo from the Camp David video that he refers to.

After President Obama’s news conference in which he said he was “humbled” by his Nobel Peace Prize, one of the Nobel committee members, Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, told the AP:

“I looked at his face when he was on TV and confirmed that he would receive the prize and would come to Norway, and he didn’t look particularly happy.”

She acknowledged that the prize might backfire on Obama, because it heightens the expectations for his presidency, gives fodder to his critics, and might distract from his domestic agenda.

Was the President happy about his win? Check out the video and judge for yourself.

She addresses the question of a run for the Presidency in a Thailand interview, but then has time to phrase her answer again in the July 26th “Meet the Press.”

But what does her face and body language really tell us?

But, candidates, don’t put your hand in your pocket or grip the podium, according to ABC News.

Commenter Kira found this video of the President pulling/licking his lips while talking about the CIA. “I almost never see him do this when speaking so it isn’t an everyday basic thing for him,” she writes.

Is President Obama just parched? Or are his mannerisms trying to convey something?

Commenter Alex found a video in this article where he’s spotted some of the microexpressions we’ve been talking about:

And this is Alex’s analysis:

VP Biden shows all the classic moves
-Unilateral contempt expression when Cheney is mentioned,
-Head shaking “no” to a question ”are we more secure today?”
-Withdrawing back after a statement, and
-finally when describing the alleged conversation with Pres. Bush (which Karl Rove now claims never happened) eyes drift to “auditory construction” area - speakers right, not a “recollection” left, implying that VP is “constructing” this conversation in his head, not recalling it.

Do you agree with him? Share your own interpretations!

The Booker Rising media watchdog site took what they learned from our show and applied it to a Condoleezza Rice interview.

Do you agree with their analysis?

Politico analyzes the “Obama Touch,” which they describe as:

…the squeeze on the biceps, the pat on the shoulder or the tap on the back that signals the displeasure of the commander in chief.

Read more in their article.

The show uses this example of President Nixon making the classic gesture of not believing what you have just said:

This one from John McCain.

And another Hillary video (set-up at about 2:17):