Israeli ambassador : Barack Obama making first trip to Israel as president . Michael Oren says trip will reinforce Israel 's legitimacy and reassure the nation . , the Shrine houses the Dead Sea Scrolls , the world 's oldest Jewish manuscripts . Obama will inspect anti-missile battery and visit grave of father of Zionism , he says . Oren : US is not going to be a bystander in Middle East conflict.
Israeli ambassador : Barack Obama making first trip to Israel as president . Michael Oren says trip will reinforce Israel 's legitimacy and reassure the nation . Obama will inspect anti-missile battery and visit grave of father of Zionism , he says . Oren : US is not going to be a bystander in Middle East conflict.