Rice is here to lay groundwork for the Bush trip, which in addition to the Israeli birthday celebration will include political talks in Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

• 赖斯前往耶路撒冷是为布什的行程做准备。布什除了参加以色列国庆以外，还计划在以色列、埃及和沙特阿拉伯等国进行政治会谈。