President Bush arrives to Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Mr. Bush opened his first presidential trip to Israel on Wednesday, seeking to build momentum for stalled Mideast peace talks and clear up confusion about whether the United States is serious about confronting Iran about its suspected nuclear ambitions.
President George W. Bush, right, walks with Israeli President Shimon Peres, during a state welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Bush arrived in the Middle East Wednesday, and is on a three-day visit to Israel and the West Bank.
President George W. Bush speaks on the podium as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Israel's President Shimon Peres listen during a welcoming ceremony in Ben Gurion airport nearTel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Bush arrived in the Middle East Wednesday, on a three-day visit to Israel and the West Bank.
President George W. Bush, center, walks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, and Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, during his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
President Bush talks with Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yonah Metzger, second left, and Chief Sephardic Rabbi Shlomo Amar, right, as he walks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, second right, upon his arrival to Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Mr. Bush opened his first presidential trip to Israel on Wednesday, seeking to build momentum for stalled Mideast peace talks.
President Bush, right, speaks with Israeli Arab Druze leaders during a state welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Mr. Bush arrived in the Middle East Wednesday, and is on a three-day visit to Israel and the West Bank.
President George W. Bush, right, greets children waving U.S. and Israeli flags as he arrives at the Israeli President's residence for a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, 2nd right, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Mr. Bush said Wednesday that he comes to Israel with high hopes that a Mideast peace pact can be achieved before he leaves office early next year.
President George W. Bush is welcomed by Israeli school children during a ceremony at Israeli President Shimon Peres's residence in Jerusalem Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Mr. Bush, seeking to pull Israel and the Palestinians toward serious negotiations, said Wednesday he has high hopes that a Mideast peace pact can be achieved before he leaves office next year, despite ongoing land squabbles and fears of violence.
A U.S. presidential security officer checks out his rifle in front of the King David hotel before President Bush's arrival in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. President Bush sought new footing Wednesday to pull Israel and the Palestinians toward serious negotiations that would crown his final year as president, as revived peace talks stumbled over land squabbles and fear of violence.
An Israeli right wing activist performs with a toy gun as he and others demonstrate against the visit of President Bush after he arrived in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Mr. Bush, seeking to pull Israel and the Palestinians toward serious negotiations, said Wednesday he has high hopes that a Mideast peace pact can be achieved before he leaves office next year, despite ongoing land squabbles and fears of violence.
President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert shake hands following the conclusion of their joint press conference, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem. Mr. Bush had a message for both sides, telling Israelis that "illegal" settlement outposts in disputed land must go and told Palestinians that no part of their territories can be "a safe haven for terrorists."
Palestinian Hamas supporters burn a U.S. flag during a demonstration against the visit of President Bush to Israel and the West Bank, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, presents President Bush with a global positioning system and MP3 player as they meet at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, escorts Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to her seat prior to the start of their meeting at the Prime Minister's Residence, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, in Jerusalem, Israel.