First lady Laura Bush was jostled in Jerusalem by protesters calling on the United States to free convicted spy Jonathan Pollard. During a Middle East tour aimed at boosting Muslim goodwill toward the United States, Bush visited the Western Wall and Temple Mount on Sunday.
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