The US president, Barack Obama, is preparing for his first official trip to the middle east this week.<br /><br />But the whistlestop tour of Israel, the West Bank and Jordan is not expected to yield much in the way of concrete results.<br /><br />Israel's government has frequently riled the White House, lately with a declaration to plan thousands more settler homes.<br /><br />...<br />No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | http://www.euronews.net/nocomment/
