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Flags of the United States and Kuwait fly in the wind Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, in front of the Conference Center on the grounds of the Bayan Palace in Kuwait City, the second stop on President George W. Bush's Mideast visit. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Flags of the United States and Kuwait fly in the wind Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, in front of the Conference Center on the grounds of the Bayan Palace in Kuwait City, the second stop on President George W. Bush's Mideast visit. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush and Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah walk a red carpet to arrival ceremonies Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City after the President arrived from Israel on the second stop of his eight-day, Mideast visit. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah stand for the playing of their national anthems Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, shortly after the arrival of President Bush to Kuwait City. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush listens to Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, as he visits the Hall of Names in Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum, in Jerusalem Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. Joining the President in the visit are, from left, President Shimon Peres, of Israel; Josef Lapid, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Honor guards stand at attention Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, during arrival ceremonies for President George W. Bush at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush pays his respect to the victims of the Holocaust during a visit Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. The President made the visit before proceeding to Galilee, his last stop before departing Israel for Kuwait. White House photo by Eric Draper
With Prime Minister Ehud Olmert looking on, President George W. Bush reaches out to Israel's President Shimon Peres Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, as he arrives at Yad Vashem , the Holocaust Museum, in Jerusalem. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush walks with Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, center, as they arrive Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum, in Jerusalem, where the President laid a wreath in honor of Holocaust victims before departing Jerusalem for Galilee. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush, center, is silhouetted as he views Jerusalem from Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum, Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. The President was joined by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, second from left, and Israel's President Shimon Peres during the visit. White House photo by Eric Draper
Photos and history of Holocaust victims frame the ceiling of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. President George W. Bush visited the museum Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, paying his respects before continuing on to Galilee. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush listens to the Ankor Children's choir during his visit Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, to the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority established in 1953 by an act of the Israel Knesset in Jerusalem. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush pauses to pay respects in the Hall of Remembrance Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. With him, from left, are: Josef Lapid, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council; Israel’s President Shimon Peres, Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush bows his head as Marines lay a wreath on behalf of the United States of America, honoring the victims of the Holocaust, during a visit Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush visits the Hall of Remembrance Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum, in Jerusalem. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush visits the Hall of Remembrance Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum, in Jerusalem. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush makes a brief statement after his visit Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority, in Jerusalem. Standing with him from left are: President Shimon Peres, left, of Israel; Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, of Israel, and Avner Shalev, Chairman of Yad Vashem Directorate. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is flanked by Israel’s President Shimon Peres, left, and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as they arrive at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, prior to the departure of Air Force One. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush speaks to the media Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, as he stands with President Shimon Peres of Israel, right, and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport. The President concluded his two-day visit to Israel with a visit to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, and the ruins of Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush is accompanied by two friars as he views the Sea of Galilee Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, during his visit to Capernaum before leaving Israel. According to sources, the location was that where Jesus walked upon the water. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stand amidst the ruins of Capernaum, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, during his final stop Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, in Israel. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush visits the ruins of Capernaum Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The site, inhabited from 150 BC to AD 750, is reported to have been the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew, James and John, and according to the Book of Matthew, it was the town of Jesus, himself. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is greeted by nuns at the Church of the Beatitudes in Galilee Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. The stop marked the last in Israel for President Bush who later arrived in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on the second leg of his eight-day Mideast visit. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush pauses for a photo opportunity with nuns at the Church of the Beatitudes Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, during his last stop in Israel. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush arrives at the Church of the Beatitudes Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, in Galilee. The stop was the final one during the President’s visit to Israel. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush participates in a tour of the Church of the Beatitudes Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, during his visit to Galilee. The President later departed Israel for Kuwait on the second stop of his eight-day, Mideast visit. White House photo by Eric Draper
Well-wishers bearing the U.S. and Israel flags line the motorcade route Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, as President George W. Bush departed Galilee for Tel Aviv. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is greeted by Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah after arriving Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is greeted by a Kuwaiti welcoming delegation Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, during the arrival ceremonies at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, the second stop on the President's eight-day, Mideast visit. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah share a light moment during their meeting at Kuwait International Airport Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, shortly after the President's arrival from Israel. White House photo by Eric Draper
Flags of the United States and Kuwait fly in the wind Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, in front of the Conference Center on the grounds of the Bayan Palace in Kuwait City, the second stop on President George W. Bush's Mideast visit. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush gives a kiss on the cheek to a young girl Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, after she presented him with flowers upon his arrival at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City. White House photo by Eric Draper
 
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