Obama Ends Israel Trip With Visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall (Bloomberg)

Julianna Goldman Thu Jul 24, 12:14 AM ET July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a predawn visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall, a symbolic gesture that capped off his trip to Israel where he repeatedly stressed his commitment to the country's security. Obama, 46, was flanked by aides and Secret Service agents as he placed a prayer he had written earlier in a crack in the wall, Judaism's holiest shrine. Dozens of people lined up to shake his hand, while one heckler shouted ``Jerusalem is not for sale.'' The Illinois senator, who later departed for Germany, used his visit to Israel to reassure the country's leaders and Jewish voters in the U.S. that his policies aren't unduly pro- Palestinian. He met yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Benjamin... [read full story]