Conflict Palestinians hold posters of U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during a protest, ahead of the Bush visit to the region, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. Israeli and Palestinian leaders met on Tuesday, a day ahead of U.S. President George W. Bush's arrival in the region, to try to wring some sort of progress from talks that have barely advanced since a U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference."photo by Fady Adwan"