Obama visits the Holy Land

President Obama toured sights in Jerusalem and Bethlehem on the final day of his three-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

In this photograph, President Obama pays his respects at the grave of Theodore Herzl after Marines laid a wreath on his behalf during a visit to Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

All photos taken March 22, 2013

President Obama shakes hands with Israeli President Shimon Peres after touring the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem.

A member of the Israeli security forces is seen during President Obama's visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.

President Obama visits the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum with Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev and Israel's President Shimon Peres.

President Obama pauses after laying a wreath during his visit to the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.

President Obama pays his respects in the Hall of Remembrance in front of Israel's President Shimon Peres, Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau and the Abnkor Children's Choir after Marines laid a wreath on his behalf during his visit to the Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

President Obama pauses after laying a wreath at the grave of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, during his visit to Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

One of President Obama's limousines is seen parked outside the Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

President Obama and Rabbi Israel Meir Lau walk out after visiting the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.

President Obama and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas tour the Church of the Nativity, built on the site where tradition says Jesus was born, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

President Obama poses with Palestinian kids during a visit to the Church of the Nativity with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem.

President Obama visits the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

President Obama tours the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, which commemorates the 6 million Jewish Holocaust victims killed by the Nazis during World War II.

President Obama pays his respects in the Hall of Remembrance as Marines lay a wreath on his behalf during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum with Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, Israel's President Shimon Peres, Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu and Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev during a visit to Yad Vashem at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

President Obama lays a wreath during his visit to the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.

President Obama, center, during his visit to the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. With Obama are, from left, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Chairman of the Memorial Avner Shalev and Israeli President Shimon Peres.

President Obama listens to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their visit to the Children's Memorial at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.

President Obama and Rabbi Meir Lau exit the Hall of Remembrance at the Vad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.