US
President Barack Obama has arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah
for talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Meeting Mr Obama off his helicopter, Mr Abbas took him to his
presidential compound for talks likely to focus on the
Israel-Palestinian conflict.The American leader is spending a few hours in Ramallah and Palestinian expectations are low, analysts say.
On his first visit as US president, Mr Obama vowed strong support for Israel.
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Mr Obama has gone out of his way to make Israel feel loved, and he may just expect something in return”
The US leader and Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to a two-state
solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict during talks on Wednesday.
Speaking in Jerusalem, Mr Obama said a central element of
securing a lasting peace in the Middle East "must be a strong and secure
Jewish state where its security concerns are met, alongside a sovereign
and independent Palestinian state".Two rockets were fired from Gaza into southern Israel on Thursday morning, Israeli police say, but there were no reports of anyone being hurt.
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