US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Meets With Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - MARCH 25: Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad listens during his meeting with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on March 25, 2011 in Ramallah, West Bank. As part of his official visit to the Middle East, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in the West Bank two days after a bomb explosion at a bus stop in central Jerusalem killed one woman and injured over 20 people, followed by Israeli strikes against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The first trip to the West Bank city of Ramallah by a US defense chief, Gates is expected to discuss a two-state solution for peace between the Palestinians and Israelis. (Photo by Charles Dharapak - Pool/Getty Images)