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Bush leaves Israel, heads to Saudi on Mideast tour

TEL AVIV
Fri May 16, 2008 5:08am EDT

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President George W. Bush (L) speaks, as U.S. first lady Laura Bush stands beside him, during a reception in honor of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 15, 2008. REUTERS/David Blumenfeld/Pool

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - President George W. Bush ended a three-day visit to Israel on Friday and headed for Saudi Arabia, where he will continue a tour of the Middle East.

The president and First Lady Laura Bush flew out of Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport after a morning at a Jerusalem museum, where they viewed artifacts from the time of biblical writings and chatted with young Israelis about hopes for peace.



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