Obama’s trip to Israel (PHOTOS)
US President Barack Obama (C) talks with Israeli President Shimon Peres (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) during an official welcoming ceremony on his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport on March, 20, 2013 near Tel Aviv, Israel. This will be Obama’s first visit as President to the region, and his itinerary will include meetings with the Palestinian and Israeli leaders as well as a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
US President Barack Obama is making his first official trip to Israel.
The trip has been described in media reports as aimed at easing tensions between Obama's administration and the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The story you just read is not locked behind a paywall because listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Now more than ever, we need your help to support our global reporting work and power the future of The World. Can we count on you?