Obama's Goals For First Israel Visit

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March 20, 2013

President Obama has arrived in Israel, just as new government is taking office there.

It's the first foreign trip of his second term, but more importantly, it's his first visit to Israel as president.

The White House has already said Obama will not be bringing with him any sort of new Middle East peace initiative.

So what is the purpose of his visit, given his rocky relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?

Washington Post: One trip won’t fix things between Obama and Netanyahu. Here’s what might.

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Aaron David Miller, vice president and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He served as a Middle East analyst, adviser and negotiator for Republican and Democratic secretaries of state from 1980 to 2003.

This segment aired on March 20, 2013.