ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER WELCOMES ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER ROMANO PRODI AT HIS OFFICE IN JERUSALEM

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks during a welcoming ceremony for Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, not seen, at a ceremony at his office complex in Jerusalem, July 9, 2007. (UPI Photo/ Debbie Hill)

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