Obama Says America's Bond With Israel is "Unbreakable"

Made the comments on his first trip to Israel as president

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 20 (UPI) — President Obama said Wednesday he considers his first visit to Israel as president a chance to reiterate the "unbreakable bond" between the two countries.

"I see this visit as an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bond between our two nations," Obama said at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, where he began his 3-day visit to the U.S. ally in the Middle East. "We share a common story."