Desert storm forces US president to abandon helicopter and travel to West Bank city by roadBarack Obama ended his three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories with a desert storm disrupting his schedule, forcing him to abandon the presidential helicopter, Marine One, and instead travel to Bethlehem by road, passing through the eight-metre-high concrete wall that cuts the West Bank city off from Jerusalem.A high wind, known as a khamsin, blew dust from the Sahara towards the Holy Land, causing a sharp drop in visibility. As a result of the unanticipated change in the weather, ... Read More