Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wave as they leave following a press conference at Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Palestinian leaders urgd Clinton on Wednesday to push Israel to freeze construction in West Bank settlements and open blockaded Gaza Strip borders.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Palestinian students at the English Access Microscholarship program in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 4, 2009.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres at his residency in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Clinton, on her first Mideast visit as the top U.S. diplomat, says the U.S. will work closely with any new Israeli government.
Israeli President Shimon Peres, right, kisses Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, after giving her flowers, during their meeting at Peres' residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Clinton, on her first Mideast visit as the top U.S. diplomat, says the U.S. will work closely with any new Israeli government.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, stands with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni following a joint press conference in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Clinton promised Tuesday to work with the incoming Israeli government, but delivered a clear message that could put her at odds with the country's next leader: Washington is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, listens as Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Clinton, on her first Mideast visit as the top U.S. diplomat, says the U.S. will work closely with any new Israeli government.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, smiles as she leaves a news conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Clinton, on her first Mideast visit as the top U.S. diplomat, says the U.S. will work closely with any new Israeli government.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks at Yad Vashem Chairman Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, after signing the guest book during a visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, Yad Vashem Chairman Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, second right, and U.S. Mideast Envoy George Mitchell, right, pause during a prayer in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walks before laying a wreath next to the Eternal Flame during a ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Israel's Likud party leader and Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shake hands before their meeting in Jerusalem Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Clinton promised to work with the incoming Israeli government, but delivered a clear message that could put her at odds with the country's next leader: Movement toward the establishment of a Palestinian state is "inescapable."