Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, right, greets President George W. Bush upon his arrival at Abbas's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday Jan. 10, 2008. Mr. Bush predicted that a Mideast peace treaty would be completed by the time he leaves office. He said he's convinced that both Israeli and Palestinian leaders understand "the importance of democratic states living side by side" in peace.
President George W. Bush listens to a reporter's question during a joint news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, unseen, after their meeting in Abbas's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008.
Backdropped by U.S. and Palestinian flags and a photograph of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, top left, President George W. Bush talks during a joint news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, unseen, after their meeting in Abbas's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008.
President George W. Bush, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, during their joint press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008.
President George W, Bush, left, shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, following their joint new conference in the West bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008.
Palestinian riot police officers holding batons run to their new positions during a protest against President George W. Bush during his visit in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. Some 70 Palestinians held the protest as Mr. Bush was visiting Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in his Ramallah headquarters.
Palestinian police officers scuffle with demonstrators during a protest against President George W. Bush during his visit in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday Jan. 10, 2008. Some 70 Palestinians held the protest as Bush was visiting Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in his Ramallah headquarters.
Palestinians hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against President George W. Bush during his visit in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008.
Palestinians hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against President George W. Bush during his visit in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008.
Palestinian police officers hit a protester with a wooden baton during a demonstration against President George W. Bush's visit in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008.
President George W. Bush, left, waves goodbye to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, right, prior to his departure in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008.
A helicopter accompanying U.S. President George W. Bush leaves Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's headquarters following a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday Jan. 10, 2008. Bush said he's convinced that both Israeli and Palestinian leaders understand "the importance of democratic states living side by side" in peace.
A U.S. Army helicopter, part of an aerial convoy carrying U.S. President George W. Bush is seen flying over Israel's separation barrier on its way from Jerusalem to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. Mr. Bush spent much of Thursday in the West Bank, including a pilgrimage to Jesus' traditional birth grotto in biblical Bethlehem. Like in Ramallah, most streets in Bethlehem were sealed and deserted.
Palestinians hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against President George W. Bush during his visit in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday Jan. 10, 2008.
President George W. Bush, right, walks down the steps to the Grotto of the Nativity, the exact spot where Jesus is thought to have been born, during a visit at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. Walking with Mr. Bush guiding him through the church is Khouloud Daibes, Minister of Tourisim and Antiquities of Women's Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority.