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President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli President Shimon Peres (left) and
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) during an official welcoming
ceremony on his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport on March 20 near Tel
Aviv, Israel. The three-day visit was Obama's first visit as president to the
region, and his itinerary included meetings with Palestinian and Israeli
leaders as well as a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. For more on Obama's visit see this article by Hussein Ibish, who argues that Obama made the right choice by talking to the Israeli and Palestinian people themselves, not just their leaders, and see this article by Daniel Levy, who concurs that Obama's speech was great -- but what should he do next?
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