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President Bush Visits Jerusalem
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are applauded as they attend the Israeli Presidential Conference 2008 at the Jerusalem International Center in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, during a celebration in honor of the nation's 60th anniversary. From left are U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Mrs. Aliza Olmert, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and Israeli President Shimon Peres. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are applauded as they attend the Israeli Presidential Conference 2008 at the Jerusalem International Center in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, during a celebration in honor of the nation's 60th anniversary. From left are U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Mrs. Aliza Olmert, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and Israeli President Shimon Peres. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian Full Story
President George W. Bush and President Shimon Peres of Israel shake hands after their meeting Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Jerusalem. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush is greeted by Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Mrs. Aliza Olmert as he deplanes Air Force One Wednesday, May 14, 2008, with Mrs. Laura Bush in Tel Aviv. The President and First Lady will spend two nights in Jerusalem before continuing on to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Israeli leaders accompany President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush as they arrive Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. With them are from left: Israeli Chief of Protocol, Ambassador Yitzhak Eldan, President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Mrs. Aliza Olmert. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush are joined by Israel’s Ambassador Yitzhak Eldan, left, President Shimon Peres, and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during the playing of the national anthems Wednesday, May 14, 2008, during arrival ceremonies in honor of President and Mrs. Bush at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush shares a smile with Israel’s President Shimon Peres, left, and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, as arrival ceremonies wind down Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Ben Gurion International Airport for the U.S. leader and Mrs. Laura Bush. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert meet Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and President Shimon Peres of Israel talk to members media following their meeting Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at President Peres' Jerusalem residence. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush are joined by Mrs. Aliza Olmert, wife of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and Israel’s President Shimon Peres as Israeli Prime Minister Olmert delivers remarks Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at arrival ceremonies for President and Mrs. Bush in Tel Aviv. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush and Israel’s President Shimon Peres stand on the red carpet before walking through an honor guard Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. The two leaders met shortly after the late morning arrival by President Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush and President Shimon Peres of Israel smile for photographers Wednesday, May 14, 2008, during their meeting at President Peres’ Jerusalem residence. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and President Shimon Peres of Israel pause for photographers as they meet Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at President Peres’ Jerusalem residence. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and President Shimon Peres of Israel walk during their visit Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at the Jerusalem residence of President Peres. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and President Shimon Peres of Israel are surrounded by members of the media as they pose for photographs during their meeting Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at President Peres’ Jerusalem residence. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
A crowd gathers near the Western Wall in Jerusalem Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in hopes of catching a glimpse of Mrs. Laura Bush as she visits the site during a stop by she and President George W. Bush in Jerusalem. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush joins students at Hand in Hand School for Jewish-Arab Education Wednesday, May 14, 2008, during her visit to Jerusalem. Joining her on the tour of the school that provides integrated, bilingual education to Jewish and Arab students in Israel is Mrs. Aliza Olmert, spouse of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush shares a moment with a kindergarten student Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at the Hand in Hand School for Jewish-Arab Education in Jerusalem. Mrs. Bush took the opportunity to visit the school with Mrs. Aliza Olmert, right, spouse of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush looks on as second- and fifth-graders perform a Jewish and Arabic Dance at the Hand in Hand School for Jewish-Arab Education in Jerusalem. Founded in 1997, the Hand in Hand Center runs a network of four bilingual schools in Israel. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Aliza Olmert, spouse of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, listen to Mr. Mordechi Eliav, the Founder and Director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, during their visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem Wednesday, May 14, 2008. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Aliza Olmert participate in a tour of the Western Wall Tunnels Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Jerusalem. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Listening to Mr. Mordechi Eliav as he describes the ongoing construction project that is the Western Wall Tunnels, Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Aliza Olmert, spouse of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, participate in a tour of the Jerusalem site. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mr. Mordechi Eliav leads Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Aliza Olmert on a visit of the Western Wall in Jerusalem Wednesday, May 14, 2008. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Listening to Mr. Mordechi Eliav as he describes the ongoing construction project that is the Western Wall Tunnels, Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Aliza Olmert, spouse of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, participate in a tour of the Jerusalem site. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush addresses his remarks during the Israeli Presidential Conference 2008 at the Jerusalem International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in celebration of nation's 60th anniversary. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are applauded as they attend the Israeli Presidential Conference 2008 at the Jerusalem International Center in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, during a celebration in honor of the nation's 60th anniversary. From left are U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Mrs. Aliza Olmert, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and Israeli President Shimon Peres. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are seen with Israeli leaders Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, and Israeli President Shimon Peres during the playing of the National Anthem Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in Jerusalem, during a celebration of Israel's 60th anniversary as a nation at the Israeli Presidential Conference 2008 at the Jerusalem International Convention Center. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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