According to the Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel outgoing, Danny Ayalon, Barack Obama might want to hold a joint meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. According to his view, Obama would not travel to the country if it was not clear that his visit would be some kind of breakthrough in the stalled peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. Direct dialogue between the two sides has been frozen since September 2010, when Netanyahu refused to extend a moratorium on settlement building in the West Bank . In fact, the Israeli government extended its plans since the UN General Assembly recognized Palestine as an observer state. For its part, the U.S. ambassador in Tel Aviv , Dan Shapiro, said that Obama will not try to pressure Israel during its visit to the country in the coming months. "Come to discuss with all parties on the problems, but also opportunities for the region," he said. In the meeting between the President of the United States and Netanyahu will address, in addition to the peace process with Palestine , the nuclear dispute with Iran and the Syrian conflict. The White House announced on Tuesday, the first visit of Obama as president to Israel, probably during the first half of the year. The trip will also include visits to the West Bankand Jordan.
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