Official logo of the state visit, developed in Israel.
Israelis are busy finalizing preparations to welcome Air Force One on Wednesday. President Obama will arrive with an entourage of some 500 Secret Service agents and others White House and State Department staff and advisors for a state visit that will last through Friday, when they head to Amman, Jordan.
Here’s some of the latest coverage of the preparations:
- Where Obama’s visiting in Israel, where he isn’t, and why — Why is the president spending hours at the Israel Museum but not going near the Western Wall? What’s he doing in Bethlehem? A primer on a tour through a diplomatic minefield (Times of Israel)
- Obama’s Israel Itinerary Includes Some Standard Stops, but Not Others (New York Times)
- Ambassador Michael Oren: Trip signals Obama’s ties with Israel (CNN)
- 15,000 police officers to protect Obama during visit to Israel (Haaretz) – Excerpt: “The presidential motorcade will consist of 60 vehicles, including those of Secret Service agents, security personnel and American officials, as well as fire-fighting trucks, Magen David Adom ambulances and vehicles of the Israel Police’s Yamam counter-terrorist unit.”
- A missile show-and-tell, dinner with Shimon Peres and a quick tour of Bethlehem: the itinerary of Barack Obama’s Middle East visit takes shape (UK Independent)
- Obama’s visit to Israel gets name and logo (Los Angeles Times)
- Preview of President Obama’s trip to Israel. What will be the key issues raised? Fox News interviews “Damascus Countdown” author.
Israel prepares to receive President Obama: Here’s the itinerary.
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