The Country So Nice That Bush Wants To Visit Twice?
About to make the first visit of his presidency to Israel, Presdient Bush reportedly is already planning a second trip to the Jewish state.
Ha’aretz reports that Bush plans to visit again in May for a convention Israeli President Shimon Peres will hold to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish state.
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