Barak [sic] Obama in Israel

I just received the daily email from the JerusalemONLINE web site and it had the title "Barak [sic] Obama in Israel: all options on table to counter Iranian threat", so I wonder if Barack actually changed his name to "Barak" [sic] (no "c") intentionally or whether this is simply an honor bestowed on him by his Israeli hosts in recognition of the depth of his passion for the security of Israel. I wonder if former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak had anything to do with this change or what he thinks about it.

-- Jack Krupansky