President Obama in Israel (17 images)

L-R, Israeli President Shimon Peres, US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu stand on the red carpet during a welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, March 20, 2013. Obama will spend three days in the Holy Land on his first visit as President of the United States of America. UPI/Debbie Hill

U.S. President Barack Obama puts his arm around Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of a welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, March 20, 2013. Obama will spend three days in the Holy Land on his first visit as President of the United States of America. UPI/Debbie Hill

U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu take off their jackets after viewing an Iron Dome Anti-Missle Battery, not seen, at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, March 20, 2013. Obama will spend three days in the Holy Land on his first visit as President of the United States of America. UPI/Marc Israel Sellem-POOL

U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu view an Iron Dome Anti-Missle Battery, not seen, at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, March 20, 2013. Obama will spend three days in the Holy Land on his first visit as President of the United States of America. UPI/Marc Israel Sellem-POOL