FILE – In this March 20, 2013 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, walk after a welcoming ceremony upon Obama’s arrival at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. In recent months, many in the Middle East had assumed — some in hope, others with concern — that once the Iranian nuclear issue was resolved, the United States would make another push for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. With the odds of success slim and U.S. elections approaching, President Barack Obama seems more interested in repairing his tattered relationship with Israel, leaving the Palestinian issue to his successor. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)