JERUSALEM – President Barack Obama is in the Middle East this week on a high stakes diplomatic trip to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan.
After spending time in Israel on Wednesday with Israel’s President Benjamin Netanyahu, he visited Palestinian leaders in the West Bank on Thursday.
Richard Engel, NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent, is in Jerusalem – where Obama delivered a major speech to Israelis Thursday. He answered reader questions about the trip earlier today.
Please click on the box below to replay the informative chat.This chat is moderated. As many questions as possible will be answered. LIVE Chat with Richard Engel in Jerusalem at 12:00pmETRelated links:
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