President George W. Bush, left, and First Lady Laura Bush wave from Air Force One upon their arrival in Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Mr. Bush is visiting for Israel's 60th anniversary celebration and to push along peace negotiations. This is the president's second trip to the Mideast this year.
President George W. Bush, left, laughs as he is hugged by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Mr. Bush is visiting Israel on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state.
President George W. Bush shares a laugh with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, during a meeting at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem.
President George W. Bush talks with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, during a meeting in the garden of the President's residence in Jerusalem.
President George W. Bush walks with Knesset speaker Dalia Itzik during a ceremony at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 15, 2008. Marking the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding, President Bush on Thursday criticized the deadly tactics of extremist groups and denounced anti-Semitism, especially by those who want to wipe the nation "off the map."
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert , left, speaks as President George W. Bush, right, listens during a special session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem Thursday, May 15, 2008.
President George W. Bush speaks during a special session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 15, 2008. Mr. Bush on Thursday criticized the deadly tactics of extremist groups like al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas and said he looks toward the day when Muslims "recognize the emptiness of the terrorists' vision and the injustice of their cause."
President George W. Bush, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, pose during a tour of the historic fortress of Masada, Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Israel. The leaders toured Masada, the ancient fortress on a plateau in the desert overlooking the Dead Sea, said to be the place where Jewish rebels killed themselves and each other 2,000-years ago rather than fall into slavery under the Romans.
President George W. Bush, second from left, and his wife first lady Laura Bush, right, tour the historic fortress of Masada with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, third from left, and his wife Aliza, 2nd right, Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Israel. At left is tour guide Eitan Campbell. The leaders toured Masada, the ancient fortress on a plateau in the desert overlooking the Dead Sea.
President Bush delivers remarks during a reception in honor of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel, Thursday, May 15, 2008, at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
President George W. Bush steps down from the podium after speaking at the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Mr. Bush said that 60 years of Israel's existence is cause for optimism for democratic change throughout the Middle East. "What happened here is possible everywhere," Bush said, opening a trip divided between ceremonial duties and a new push for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Israeli Arabs hold a protest banner at a demonstration near the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, where President George W. Bush was speaking, in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 15, 2008. Bush praised Israel in honor of the 60th anniversary of its founding and predicted that its 120th birthday would find it alongside a Palestinian state and in an all-democratic neighborhood free of today's unrest.
President Bush greets Israeli youths participating in a roundtable discussion at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, Friday, May 16, 2008.
President Bush walks with Saudi King Abdullah upon his arrival at Riyadh-King Kahlid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 16, 2008.
President Bush sits with Saudi King Abdullah upon his arrival at Riyadh-King Kahlid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 16, 2008.
President Bush, left, meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Mr. Bush began two days of talks Saturday with a string of leaders key to U.S. goals in the region: Mubarak, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
President George W. Bush and Palestinian President President Mahmoud Abbas talk with the media following their meeting in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, Saturday, May 17, 2008.
President George W. Bush delivers remarks during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, Sunday, May 18, 2008, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Israel got glowing praise from President Bush earlier this week. On Sunday, the Arab world got a stern lecture on the need to spread freedoms and isolate state sponsors of terror that he said are holding the region back.
President George W. Bush delivers remarks during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, Sunday, May 18, 2008, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.