Bush to visit Israel and the West Bank

Updated: 18:12, Tuesday, 18 December 2007

US President George W Bush will visit Israel, the West Bank, Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Middle East.

1 of 1George W Bush - Will visit the Middle East in January
George W Bush - Will visit the Middle East in January

The trip will take place from 8 January to the 16 January.

It is aimed at advancing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Mr Bush's trip, which will also include visits to Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, follows a US-hosted conference last month in which Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged to try to forge a peace agreement by the end of 2008.

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