Obama meets with Israeli and Palestinian leaders
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama met Wednesday with top Israeli and Palestinian leaders here and in the West Bank, discussing the importance of containing the nuclear threat from Iran and promising to focus intensely on Middle East peace efforts if he is elected president, officials said.
US presidential contender Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to maintain a ``special relationship'' with Israel after meetings in Jerusalem as part of his weeklong Mideast tour, which also featured low-key meetings with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.